ARE WE HONORING JESUS

“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.  He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.”

John 5:22,23 KJV

Are we honoring Jesus?  How do we honor Jesus?  We honor Him by giving Him first place in our heart, in our time, in our life and in everything we do.  Jesus must come before anything or anyone.  If we don’t have time to spend with Jesus, we should not read the newspaper or turn on the television.

We also honor Him by respecting Him.  One of the definitions I found for respect in Webster’s Dictionary is “a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an appropriate way.”  I wonder if we always treat Jesus in an appropriate way.

There are times when we put Jesus on the shelf like a puppet and only take Him down when we want Him to do something for us or we need Him.  I believe there are times when we hurt Jesus and break His heart and don’t even realize it.  When we neglect to thank Him and tell Him we love Him, we hurt Him.

One of the greatest ways we can honor Jesus is by serving Him.  That means that we have to shut off the television set, get out of our comfort zone and tell people that Jesus loves them so much He died on the cross for their sins.  It’s not enough to tell them Jesus loves them; we need to prove it to them by our actions.

Joanne Lowe

June 15, 2016