Word for the Day April 15
By: Evang. Cascille
"You must not treat Me as common and ordinary. I am the Lord."
Lev. 22:31,32
There
is honor due the Name of the Lord who created heaven and earth. Honor is defined in the dictionary as respect and reverence.
God expects his children to honor Him. God is holy and must be treated as holy. Many have taken a casual attitude
in worship and in their view of Him and this does not please God. He is holy and deserves all honor and
respect.
Many
lean on their own understanding of who God is and try to understand His ways with their own limited minds or the follow someone
else's idea instead of following Him. 1 Cor. 3:19 says, "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight..."
Sometimes when God's children are facing many trials, just like Job's friends, others want to fault them. When you suffer
loss that does not mean you are being disobedient to God. In fact, it might mean you are in the center of His will.
The path of obedience is often marked by times of suffering and loss. Isaiah 2:22 declares, "Stop trusting in man,
who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?" When people follow other people instead of
God, they will not give Him the honor due Him. They are honoring people and their ways in His place which is idolatry.
You must honor the
Lord. In heaven, the angels cry, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord!" You must do the same.
You must respect the Lord.