Biblical Honor: A Forgotten Work!
Biblical Honor is holy and it is a Great Work of those in Jesus Christ! Each of us has the “job” of building up our Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ! This reciprocal honor is the foundation of the peculiar way the Born Again Christian is made, As Jesus is so are we in Earth! (1 John 4:17)
Jesus Christ, our Lord knew we would need further instructions to Honor each other. Many times, as spiritual ones, we live in these earthy bodies and lose the true sight of who we are! With the foundation that we are the Body of Christ, The Bible gives us an understanding of those we need to specifically bring to our minds to honor as we may not recognize them as we ought to!
The Father knows what we need before we ask. He knew that some in the Body of Christ would need greater levels of honor, the building up of others because of the capacity of specific “works” assigned to them in the Body of Christ and the Kingdom of God!
Greater capacity in the Body of Christ does not mean the bring devalue of others, it means God has appointed them to “do” differently and in a greater “depth” for your benefit! Everyone has a part in The Body of Christ and everyone needs to be built consistently and continually, that WE contend for the Faith and we confess until the end of this earthly life, together.
In addition to honoring everyone, The World of God reminds us to specifically recognize, esteem, respect, and value, mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, kings, governmental authorities, and godly spiritual leadership! (1 Peter 2:17, 1 Tim 5:17, 1 Thess 5:12-13, Rom 13, Hebrews 13:4, Eph 6:2, Matt 15:4)
These individuals are ones that become so familiar in our lives with their presence or work, that we may take their value for granted because we have familiar access to them or their gifts. . They are always at “work” in and for us! Whether ignorantly or because we have not renewed our minds concerning God’s people we don’t recognize the great value of them towards us from the Father!
We forget THEY need to be built too in and by the Body of Christ! Many times because they are at “work” in our lives so much, we can’t see the multitude of their giving and the lifting they provide for us…until it’s gone!
Apostle Paul in the Book of Thessalonians reminds the church to honor “those who”:
Labor (work) among you Lead (work) you Instruct (work) you
Those who do this kind of “work” IN THE LORD!
Apostle Paul also exhorts Timothy in his pastoralship to allow “the elders” who direct, and rule in the labor of Word and doctrine, to receive double honor, double respect, and double esteem…as they need it. They need it to be built to build and this honor comes from The Body of Christ!
Biblical Honor is not restricted to one month for Clergy, “those who” labor in Word and Doctrine, IN THE LORD is ongoing! They are gifts to you and your families. You will never know the cost, the labor, or the sacrifices of their lives because their “yes” was to God not you! You receive from them and you are built by them to run this God-given race!
As members of the Body of Christ as well, they need to be edified by you! They need your lovingkindness and expressions of your heart that they are fortified for the purposes of their lives. So that their walls, their lives don’t become weary in well doing IN THE LORD.
October is a month to specifically recognize “those who labor among you” as Clergy. Yes, it is a manmade time frame, but it’s an opportunity to “Recognize” those you may not have “edified” in the Body of Christ as a portion of your “good work” in Christ.
These are righteous ways Christ has given us in The Word of God to operate, it’s our Making! Honor the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers among you! Those who are building you to grow in Jesus Christ!
Remember God does the growing, that’s why he set “some” in the Body of Christ that you mature. (Eph 4, 1Cor12:28, 1Cor 3:6) It was never about money or going to heaven, It’s about your confession as One Born Again!
Honor your Spiritual Leaders; The Father is our Rewarder
I pray you have been renewed in your mind in the foundations of Biblical Honor. I pray you are transformed and the proof of God’s good and pleasing will in the earth.
