Hi Brian!
It was SO good to see you, Kristine and your girls at the game! The word for this week is "honour". We'll be looking at two verses in the New Testament.
Ephesians 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. KJV
In Ephesians we have the Greek word: "timao". Strong's Concordance says: a verb which means: to prize, to fix a valuation upon, to revere. Thayer's Greek Lexicon adds: to estimate, to fix value, to venerate. Vine's Expository Dictionary says: used of valuing (Jesus, parents, people). In 1 Timothy we have the Greek noun "time". Strong's Concordance says: valuable, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: honor which belongs or is shown to one, pre-eminence. Vine's Expository Dictionary says: Used in ascriptions of worship to God. Honoring God first helps us to honor the other important people in our lives.
This was very evident to me in the 'honor' you bestowed on your parents at the game! I have always noticed that you honor them, your parents-in-law and US whenever we see you! I know that many people use the verse in Ephesians to train children, but one thing that made a big difference in my life was realizing that we are to ALWAYS honor our parents! We don't necessarily 'obey' them when we are older, but we ALWAYS treat them with honor and respect! I had to learn this lesson from Holy Spirit when I found myself thinking judgementally about my own parents! Jesus expects us to ALWAYS honor our parents! We are honoring HIM when we honor THEM! And the PROMISE for doing so is that it will be WELL with us! I am expecting so many more BLESSINGS come into your lives as you continue to HONOR them! Here is Brandon Lake with "Jesus Be Praised" where he says that it is an honor to praise HIM!
Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!
