For God's sake

"Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed." (1Tim.6.1) 

Counting your masters worthy of all honour. This is an honourable statement. To count one worthy of the honour that one has to be honourable. But that isn't the Apostle Paul's admonition. He seems to be saying that the only reason he qualifies for honour is that he is your master. 

To be honoured, one has to do honourable things but the Apostle says whether he does honourable things or not, he deserves your honour. And he says the reason for this is so that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

Then you argue that he has you under the yoke of servitude. He is a hard boss, he is a difficult supervisor - count him worthy of honour. And you are doing this for God's sake. 

This reminds me of what the Lord does for us for his name's sake. Psalm:23:3 says "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." (Ps.23.3) 

There are certain things God does for us just so His name is not dragged in the mud. He leads us in the path of righteousness for His name's sake. So also, He says we should do for the sake of His name and doctrine be not blasphemed.

Do it because you're thinking more highly of God's name than you are of your ego or your convenience.  Certain things you let go for His name's sake. Give honour to your boss, for His name's sake. Do it for God's sake.

Happy New Month

Good day, 
Have a great day today, 
EmmA (aka Mr. Lift) 
@Liftemma

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What's in a name?

Image
What's in a name?  "He named him Noah, saying, "This one will give us a break from the hard work of farming the ground that GOD cursed." (Gen.5.29)  Names have prophetic attributes in them. When a thing is named, the name defines what it does and what it cannot do. When a person is named, his future is foretold, especially when the persons parents are in tune with the agenda of God. But that person has to work to bring that prophecy to reality.  John the baptist was a case in point when the wrong name would have been given. If the parent had not listened and obeyed God's instruction but instead bow to family and societal pressure.  "And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John." (Luke.1.60)  Another example is Benjamin, the second son from the loved-wife of Jacob. As the mother was dying from the pain of childbirth, he called the child Benoni but his father says not so, he shall be called Benjamin  "With her las
Read more

Jesus is the answer to the sin problem

Jesus is the answer to the sin problem  "When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good--not only ours, but the whole world's". (1John.1.2 MSB) When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, the sin passed through them to all men. And so the Bible recorded that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Rom.5.12)  But that was just the beginning of the story. Sin entered the world, and death came as a result of sin. It appears that mankind was doomed.  But Jesus came and served the punishment for sin and in so doing, He solved the sin problem for good. Now mankind has access once again to the Father. Now everything the Father has for us is at our disposal. Now we can reign by Jesus Christ and receive the abundance that God has for us.  "For if by one man's offence death reigned b
Read more

Who makes me who I am

Image
An Isoko adage says, "the name you call yourself is what others will call you. Meeting students, I have had cause to ask them if that was the name their parents named them and they say no. My real name is...and then they tell me. But whatever they call themselves is what other students call them. You are who you say you are, but the truth is, you act the way you become because you think that's who you are. So if you called yourself a policeman when you are a soldier, you will act as a policeman. If you are an eagle but call yourself a chicken, then you will act like a chicken. If you call yourself a failure, that's what you begin to act as. Little wonder, Jabez changed his name in the place of prayer, he declared that he is blessed and God granted his prayers. (see 1Chro:4:9-10). The way you act is a deep-seated product of who you think you are and who you think you are is a product of who you call yourself. What do you call yourself? Who are you? "What
Read more