Whatever the case, I decided to do a blog series 😀 on the topic: 'For the honor of His name'. Where did I get that? Well, basically from the Lord's prayer, as can be found in Luke 11:2, Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this: ‘Father: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come.
To bring honor to the name of God is a prayer uttered by millions of believers... regularly (if all is well). It is one thing to pray those words, but how exactly can we bring honor to His name in our daily lives?
We can read in the book of Deuteronomy for example that it was very important for the name of God to be honored in a specific place, a place where His presence dwelt. I wrote a book about that (In My Name). In this series, however, I do not want to look at where His name is being honored, but at how His name is being honored.
👉Let's get started with Psalm 23:3 (NLT), where it says: He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
The NKJV says 'for His name's sake'. When we feel weary, when we feel weak or kind of off-track... God wants to renew our strength. He wants to guide us along the right way. When we ask Him and allow Him to fill us again, to redirect us again, to sustain us again, it brings honor to His name!
That is, if we give Him the glory and thanksgiving of course. Testifying about our recovery is important. We do it for the honor of His name!
This is a very tender topic for me at this moment. I look forward to reading each one of your posts on this timely subject. Peace and blessings to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you join in reading this series Cecelia, may it bless you and refresh your soul!
DeleteEverything we do should be to God's honor and glory. Easy? No, but necessary.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Marja!
That is true, even living and dying are both to His glory!
DeleteYes, everything we do to bring Him glory. It puts a weight on our daily doings, but at the same time it is an honor to serve Him as best as we can... and yeah, I fail... often.
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