My thoughts have been on this specific phrase for the past couple of days. This is the purpose for our existence. Jesus lived His life out in perfect honor to the Father. Every thought Jesus had, every choice He made, every act He engaged in, and every feeling that Jesus experienced honored His Father. That is Jesus desire for us as well. Being dead in our sin keeps us from being able to honor the Father. Jesus death on the cross paved the way so our lives could bring honor to God. Without Jesus honoring the Father in this way, it would be impossible for us to honor Him. This makes Jesus death a most precious thing, doesn't it? Jesus, in bearing the wrath of His Father on the cross for our sin, honored His Father, and it paved the way so our lives could now honor Him too.
Doing the will of the Father then is what brings Him honor.
Every command in Scripture reveals the will of God. When He says, husbands love your wives, this is God's will and it honors God when husbands love their wives. When God tells wives to respect their husbands, this is God's will and it honors God when wives respect their husbands. When God says children are to obey their parents, this is God's will and when children are obedient, the Father is honored. To know God's will then, we must be in the Word. We need to be in the Word, find out God's will, obey it, and God is honored.
May we be about doing the will of God today. It is the desire of Jesus, we honor the Father, and it shows that we cherish the death of Christ on our behalf.
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If only we would ask ourselves before every conversation, every decision, every action, "Does this honor the Father?" - how different our lives would be! Very good post, Kathy. Maybe this should be on the fridge...btw, the doctors think Mary has 2 little girls! They will verify that in four weeks, but today's ultrasound looked clear enough to allow us to pass the news!
What fun news, thanks for passing along! I had Charlie in my arms this morning and Daniel next to me, smiling and chattering and looking on. I couldn't help but think what a blessed woman I was! You are going to have so much fun...
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