The Honorable Life by Kenneth Copeland
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to them that have obtained like precious
faith with us through the righteousness of God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be
multiplied unto you through the knowledge of
God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine
power hath given unto us all things that pertain
unto life and godliness, through the knowledge
of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
the corruption that is in the world through lust
The Bible teaches honor all the way through even
though the word honor isn’t always used, as in this
passage from 2 Peter, which speaks of God’s divine
nature and His precious promises.
What is honor? The world defines it in many ways,
but we will define honor as “a keen sense of ethical
conduct.” Honor is often used to refer to one’s word
being given as a guarantee. It is personal integrity.
Honor and honest are related. They are often used
to refer to those who fear the Lord.
We fear, or reverence, or highly honor God by living
life as He directs. God has promised that if we will do
that, if we will honor Him and act on His Word, He
will honor us (1 Samuel 2:30). A common problem
is that many of us have not believed His Word or
believed for the blessings promised in His Word.
For instance, we have not understood what Jesus
meant when He said for us to turn the other cheek
(Matthew 5:39). He was not talking about weakness;
He was talking about meekness.
Such scriptures are not referring to our being weak.
They are referring to our being submitted to God and
committed to doing what He says, whether it looks
good to us or not. That is doing the honorable thing.
We must learn to put aside our own feelings
and human reasonings and just be obedient to the
Lord. Jesus was telling us if we will turn the other
cheek in meekness and in the power of the honor
of God, we cannot be hit again.
Even though a person turns his other cheek, if
he stands on the Word and in the Word, the devil
will have a hard time getting through to hit him
the second time. In order to do this, however, an
individual has to know in whom he has believed.
He has to have faith and trust in the honor of God
and in His divine integrity.
If you and I know how to walk in honor before
God, we don’t have to be afraid of anyone. We don’t
have to fear what men can do to us. The Lord has
promised that if we will honor Him and be obedient
to His Word, He will honor us and protect us
from all our enemies.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
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