Where is the Honor?

Many in today’s society take pride on not submitting to anybody. They take pride on not respecting their elders. This is a profound mistake. Our seniors are a storehouse of wisdom. If one were wise, one would come alongside their seniors and ask a thousand questions. Today’s young adults would do well to honor the precious treasure that is our seniors. Even more importantly, Almighty God has instructed us all to honor our parents. He even goes on to say that the one who honors their parents will have a long life. This is an amazing reward to those who obey this commandment, and it focuses on how important this commandment is. I understand that there are cases where one doesn’t have a normal, stable home, and thus have unusual challenges and circumstances, but this is the exception, not the rule. Our generation has got to get back to honor. We must get back to honoring God, our parents, our seniors, our pastors, and the laws in the land. Without this, our nation will go through a precipitous downturn, and the next generation will suffer greatly. Pray for honor to return to our nation!

Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.

 

Why submit?

Submission is a Godly action, yet today, submission has become a bad word. However, the Apostle Paul taught that part of being wise is the posture of submission to God and to one another. In 1 Samuel 15:22, the Prophet Samuel reveals that God desires obedience and submission. Paul reminded God’s people that we need to submit to one another in the fear of God. The challenge is that one cannot submit when one is walking in pride and arrogance. It seems that in this generation, pride is cool and submission is old fashioned and irrelevant. Today, many get offended very easily when corrected. Some would say: How dare one tell us what we need to do? Yet, God will bless and promote those who  submit to Him and to one another. I know that there are times where submission is not a good idea, but we cannot throw out the baby with the bathwater, so to speak. Submission is Godly, but walking in pride and arrogance will ultimately bring you down. Remember what the Apostle Peter said: Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5).

Ephesians 5:20 “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God”.