We must honor God by living life as He has directed—
every day! This means honoring those above us, being
subject to them.
If your superiors mistreat you, crying and moaning
won’t help. If you keep crying, “They don’t like
me,” then they won’t. There really is no reason for
them to like you. They don’t know God, and you are
acting [...]
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Servants, be subject to your masters with all
fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to
the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man
for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering
wrongfully (1 Peter 2:18-19).
The Amplified Bible says verse 17 this way: “Show
respect for all men [treat them honorably].”
Servants—employees—be subject to your bosses
with all honor.
In [...]
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One time a preacher came into a convenience
store where I was shopping. He was trying to talk
the clerk into giving him a discount on his shotgun
shells because he was a minister. It embarrassed
me. It almost made me want to curse so that clerk
wouldn’t think I was a preacher, too.
I just stood there and shook my [...]
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Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and
pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war
against the soul; having your conversation honest
among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak
against you as evildoers, they may by your good
works, which they shall behold, glorify God in
the day of visitation (1 Peter 2:11-12).
Where do we get the word honest? If you [...]
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