He Gave Us HONOR
I heard from my mentor that you can respect yourself but you cannot HONOR yourself. Honor is bestowed upon you and that is what the resurrecting power of our Lord and Father Jesus Christ did for us. He gave us honor according to Revelations 5:12 AMP, “Worthy and deserving is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”
Honor I learned is the discerning, celebrating and placing value on individuals for their uniqueness. Jesus Christ through His resurrection conferred upon us different gifts and talents to bless the body of Christ and the kingdom of God. Each of us carries a special gift that is needed and we need to see that and celebrate each other for what we are able to contribute to His kingdom. In 1 Peter 2:17 KJV, He commands us to ”Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.” He further commands us through the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:10 ESV, to “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor”
In so many ways we have not shown honor to people, maybe we didn’t know that we are commanded to honor both the least and the greatest person we know. This is our opportunity to start sowing a seed of HONOR in everyone we encounter. By doing so, we will be honoring the Lord in fulfilling His word and command. Henry L. Stimson said “Honor begets Honor”. In other words, if you give honor, it will reproduce honor in your life as well. Let’s celebrate what God is doing in the lives of the people around us. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
He Gave Us MIGHT
The Fourth blessing bestowed upon us believers through the resurrection power of Jesus is ‘MIGHT’.
Revelations 5:12 AMP, “Worthy and deserving is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.” MIGHT is “the ability to exert effort”. Having power is great but not having the ability to exert the power is fruitless. Our Father knowing this, did not only give us power, but He also gave us the ability (MIGHT) to accomplish anything and everything He has destined for us.
The Bible describes our God as the ALMIGHTY - meaning He has ALL the ability to do what He says He will do. There’s no living creature that is ALMIGHTY, only our Father Jesus Christ is. Revelation 1:8 ESV confirms this nature of our Father:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
This is the Father we have - the all capable GOD! Whatever that is happening in your life that looks like a challenge or mockery of the power and might of Jesus Christ, take your stand and remind yourself and the kingdom of darkness that your Father is a mighty one and can and will save you. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
He Gave Us Wisdom
Welcome to the Third blessing that we received through the resurrection power of our Lord and ALL, Jesus Christ, as revealed in Revelations 5:12 AMP, “Worthy and deserving is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.” He empowered us through His resurrection to receive divine WISDOM which only comes from above. We live and survive in this kingdom by wisdom. Oh there are several scriptures that echoes the importance of wisdom to God and why He commands us to pursue it with all our hearts.
- Proverbs 4:7 AMP, “The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]! And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].
Wisdom is principal to anything you and I will ever accomplish in this stratosphere. I hope these scriptures below will help you understand and tap into the wisdom that the Lord has already given us by His power. Receive yours now and increase in it!
- Proverbs 4:6-7, "Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it costs all you have, get understanding."
- James 3:13: “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”
- Proverbs 12:6: “For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding”.
- Proverbs 16:16: “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!”
May you walk in the wisdom of the Lord all the days of your life. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.