Honour the Son

that all should honour the Son just as they honour the Father. He who does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who sent Him. – John 5.23

We all honour something or someone with our lives and talents and all that we do. The question we need to ask ourselves is who or what we are going to honour. 

We often honour our sports teams. I have lived for long periods of time in two cultures. In both of them, the US and Ireland, the weekends can be sports mad. The conversation at church on Sunday morning can be more about how our teams did that what the Lord did for us this week.

People also honour films stars and music celebrities. We can honour politicians and elevate them to either God-like or demon-like status. We can start think that our whole future is based on who wins or loses and election.

We honour all kinds of people and things. Sadly we often honour the same people and things that the world honours.

Yet Jesus said ‘all should honour the Son…’ It was spoken in relation to the Jews who honoured God the Father to tell them that if they did not honour the Son they could not honour the Father. However the principle is the same today. Our loves must be lived in such a way that Jesus is uplifted, glorified, and honoured.

Who are we going to honour today with our words, our attitudes, and our actions? The weekend is coming up, who will be honoured on Sunday? Will it be our sports team who played on Saturday, or will we be honouring Jesus?