4 : B V O V
It's time to examine a little more closely the
relationship of honor between man and God.
In previous chapters, we have looked at bits
and pieces. Now, let's put it all together.
You remember we talked about the fact that to
honor is to delegate authority. That works both
ways. When you and I humble ourselves before
God, we delegate to Him authority over our lives.
Rarely has it been preached this way, but I believe
it should have been. In the future, this is how we
should think of honor.
We have been backward about some of these
things over the years. We need to tell people when
they come to Jesus, "You are a unique human
being. There has never been anyone exactly
like you, and there never will be. As far as God is
concerned, you are unique—one of a kind. You
can never be replaced."
It doesn't matter what kind of life you've
lived, or how deep in the jaws of sin you may
be, Jesus has already died for you. As far as God
is concerned, your outcome has already been
decided. The Bible says that God reconciled us
to Himself through the blood of Jesus Christ, His
Son. Now it's up to us to reconcile ourselves to
Him.
God is not willing to do without any person.
by Kenneth Copeland
This article was
adapted from the
newly revised
and expanded
book by Kenneth
Copeland titled
Honor: Walking in
Honesty, Truth
& Integrity.
We need to tell people that it is an honor to God
and an honor to Jesus for someone to come to
Him and say: "LORD, I turn my life over to You.
I give You my spirit, soul and body. Everything I
am and everything I have, I submit to You. You
are my LORD and my God. Take complete power
and authority and dominion over me." You are the
only one who has the authority to give yourself.
Only you can make that decision.
It is an honor to God for us to do that—to yield
ourselves to Him. He has promised that when we
do that, when we honor Him with our lives, He
will honor us.
This article was
adapted from the
newly revised
Honor
Between
God and
Man
