Earlier this morning in a sincere and deepened time of prayer, I found myself searching if I am truthfully "Honoring" The Lord with my life, intents, and motives. As this became my day's search and attentive observation of my actions, moreover the intents and motives behind them, I pursued to be pure before the Lord all the more. Sometimes convicted of not Honoring Him, sometimes succeeding, and sometimes having The Holy Spirit catch then correct me amidst my actions in order to Honor The Lord.
Thank The Lord Jesus Christ for helping and leading us to fulfill our prayers in and for Him!
Isa 58:13-14NLT "Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don't pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day. Honor the LORD in everything you do, and don't follow your own desires or talk idly. If you do this, 14 the LORD will be your delight. I will give you great honor and give you your full share of the inheritance I promised to Jacob, your ancestor. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Isa 58:13-14NKJV "If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,From doing your pleasure on My holy day,And call the Sabbath a delight,The holy day of the LORD honorable,And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,Nor finding your own pleasure,Nor speaking your own words, 14 Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD;And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.The mouth of the LORD has spoken."
Notice the bold portions speaking to the search within myself? Careful to monitor am I pursuing my own interests or Honoring The Lord? Then this is the highlighter, "Honor The Lord in everything you do..." We may insert the definitions of Honor as we ponder this question together. Are you Honoring The Lord?
But now nibble upon this, by Honoring The Lord, Isa. 58:14 NKJV states then you shall delight yourself in the Lord! Well we often pray and encouragingly quote Ps 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD,And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Right?
Well this provides instruction and reveals not by me, but The Mouth of The Lord has spoken He will, "cause us to ride on the high hills of the earth, and give us the full share of the inheritance promised to Jacob..." When we Honor The Lord in everything we do, we delight ourselves in The Lord; God giving us the desires of our heart!
Honor The Lord=Delight yourself in The Lord=Given the Desires of your Heart (Him becoming our Delight & Desire)
Though I nor this did not start here wanting the end results, God always has a good ending. Start with the pure intents and motives and watch what God gives.
Honor The Lord
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Does this mean I can't watch football this comming sunday? Is not the sabbath actually on saturday? Thanks for the blessing, and reminding me how much I fail, but even more how christ succeeds i those who earnestly seek him.
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