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Respecting Our God...:please:

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Read Malachi 1:6-9
"If I am a master, where is the respect due me?...It is you priests who show contempt..." (Malachi 1:6)

God teaches us to honor people who have authority. Honoring implies giving great weight to the words and instruction of the person honored. Honor and respect are closely connected. All relationships with others call for respect. Loyal and committed friends respect each other. So do spouses and other family members. Respect is also vital in our relationship of authority. But can there be any real respect without the essential respect for God?

When we develop even a basic understanding of God, can we do anything less than honor Him? Malachi, the last of the Old Testament prophets, has the calling to take Israel to task for their treatment of the Almighty. The people's complacency with worship and their lack of respect for God may remind us of situations we still see today; an attitude of 'that's good enough for God' is in dire need of correction!

Is our lack of respect for life - whether for the unborn, the diseased, or the disabled - a lack of respect for their Creator? Can we hear God's Word from Malachi challenging us to renew our attitude toward our heavenly Father? The way we work and the way we worship say a great deal about how sincerely we honor our Maker. Respecting God means bending our knees!

Prayer
Forgive us, Father, if we honor You with only our lips while showing respect for things that don't deserve it. Convert our minds and hearts, O Holy Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
 
Amen!

Heard a preacher a while back as the question; "How often to you pray to GOD, our Heavenly Father,............... and not ask for something from him, ........but just say hi and offer him praise, respect, and honor, ........ just for who he is?"

The question really made me think.

I wish I was a writer, I would love to be able to write a book about GOD's GLORY, .... all the things in life and all the things in and around us which radiate his GLORY, and who he really is! I think we need to spend more time just contemplating and thinking about GOD himslef, ....... and less time on "what he can do for us personally".
 
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Amen! We should give our Lord more respect than we do our leaders and those who are called kings and queens, for He is our Savior, Who is King of kings and Lord of lords and the only God Who died for all sinners that we might be saved through the precious, pure, shed blood of His only begotten Son Jesus! There are a lot of people, who call themselves Christians that don't give Him respect, honor and glory! :sad: :angel: God Bless! Betty
 
If we can learn to FEAR God, we will have made the first step towards respecting Him for who He is.....
 
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