Look at the old covenant sometime to find out how
dishonorable people fared. A man who dishonored
his family was put to death. That got their attention!
That kind of thing will make people fairly honorable
whether they want to be or not.
In the new covenant, our honor comes from God,
who not only watches over us but dwells within us.
Our honor comes from within. If we will act in honor,
then the power of honor within us will support and
sustain us, regardless of whether or not we seem
vulnerable to others. Being vulnerable has no bearing
on it. If we only are honorable when we are not
vulnerable, we are into situation ethics or situation
honor.
Being honorable only as long as it is to our
advantage is not honor at all. A person who regularly
practices situation honor will usually decide at
some point that practicing any honor any time is too
expensive. He will soon lose his honor.
When we lose our honor, even if it’s in just a few
situations, we lose the preciousness of life. It is really
even worse than that. The things we do are eternal.
We live with them forever. We need to look at
everything we do that way.
Do you realize that if we adhere to God’s Word
and treat our brethren with honor, preferring one
another, we will rarely have to make a decision? It
has been made for us. There is no question about
the “right” thing to do.
I don’t have to decide whether I want to speak to
you again. You don’t have to wonder how you should
relate to me. We don’t have to stop and think how
we are supposed to treat one another. It is already
decided. We are already committed to it. The
decisions are already made for us.
Living by God’s Word, His code of honor, is the
simplest way to live on the face of the earth. Why do
we fight it so?
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
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