Honor Comes From God; He is the source of all honor

Have you thought about Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ recently? Isn’t it worthy of note that her family is not mentioned; not even her father’s name is mentioned. It would appear that with God, the family through which He sends one to earth is irrelevant when it comes to Him making decisions as to whom He will use. God is more interested in us as individuals than He is in the families we are from when He is making such decisions. These decisions are tied to our own level of readiness and/or preparedness for His use. Much as God promises to save us and our families, the choice of who and extent to which He uses individual members of families, is certainly impacted by several things which definitely does not include one’s family. God has made it very obvious that He can use anyone from any family. The excuse that one’s problems stem from the family they are from is no longer tenable because that isn’t a handicap to any saved right thinking adult. The bible is replete with stories about people who entered greatness or fulfilled their destinies despite the circumstances of their families.

 

2 Timothy 2: 21 “If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use for every good work.”

Some of the saddest people in life are those who always talk about other people’s pedigree. Such people talk about it even more than those who by reason of their families, are better placed to do so. They have imprisoned themselves in a ‘box’ because of what they consider theirs or other people’s pedigree, they are indeed suffocating yet will have to pretend like they are fine. Those worse than them are the ones who look up to them and feel the desperate need for them in their own lives or in their circle of friends. Such persons are pathetic. It is a terrible mistake for a believer to get so carried away that they judge people by lineage. One of the greatest mistakes a believer can ever make is to think that God honors because of the family one is from. God does not consider families when He lifts and/or promotes any one and like we have been reminded over and over again (those involved in Halleluiah challenge) God moves suddenly; so suddenly that one is unable to catch with Him.  

Ephesians 2: 19 “So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.”

God moved real quickly with Mary and Joseph to honour them such that their names are in the bible that forever more, they will be remembered. He gave them a great name by making them earthly parents for Jesus so that even today, they are honored. This is what God wants to do with everyone who is called by His name. We have no business looking down on or up to anyone just because of the families they are from. We have one family that makes a huge difference - the family of God. Anyone who is in Christ has changed their pedigree. They become a part of this family and deserve to be accorded the respect due to them inspite of the biological family they are from. As believers, we must learn to honor people based on the extent of their submission to God. Believers do not need to make a fuss or insist on being honored because God places the honor on them. Mary and Joseph entered greatness by being yielded; and so did Joshua as well as several other people in the bible. The time has come for us believers in Nigeria to yield so that God will Himself place His honor on us.

John 5: 41amp “I do not receive glory and approval from men.”

John 5: 44 “For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.”

King David, Ruth, Moses, Abraham and several others yielded their lives to honor by yielding to God. Jesus Christ the Son of God yielded. Let me add that even Nathaniel Bassey yielded hence the Halleluya challenge. Do you want to be honored, then yield to the one to whom belongs all honor? Do not fight for it. All the craftiness in the world will not bring one that honor that comes from God, just submit. We, as believers do not need to fight for or destroy others for honor. Worldly wisdom does not give true honor; lasting honour must come from God. God is looking for believers who are ready to yield and/or submit to Him that He may lift them up; are you? God is looking for a people whom He can announce but again they must be ready. Don’t worry about your family’s bad name or your very humble background, you are now called by the name of the Lord. Any believer desperate to be announced, must be desperate to pay the price. They must be desperate about yielding to God who is clothe in honour and majesty and desires strongly to clothe us in the same way.

Numbers 27: 18a & 20a “The Lord replied, Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him…transfer some of your authority to him.”