CHAPTER
10: AN UNLOVED WOMAN’S IRREVERSIBLE HONOR
“….Give to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then honor…”
(Roman 13:7 NIV).
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When a woman is respected she will be
treated with HONOR. HONOR is a demonstration of HEARTFELT respect for another. “….Give
to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then
honor…” (Roman 13:7 NIV).
Believers are driven to HONOR God because of their HEARTFELT
respect for his divine nature and the GREAT things he has done. HONOR is a
verbal or visual show of respect, love, or high regard for God. “…These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name;
they will be an everlasting sign of his power and
love...” (Isaiah 55:13 NLT).
Godly honor is manifested by one’s praise, one’s obedience, one’s
conduct, one’s worship, or one’s testimony. “…I will honor and praise your name, for
you are my God. You do such
wonderful things! You planned them
long ago, and now you have accomplished them…”
(Isaiah 25:1 NLT).
Honor can be both a visual or verbal show of esteem or high
regard. HONOR’s behavior is witnessed as courtesy, kindness, thoughtfulness, servitude,
good manners, or compassion toward another. “… I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes
toward heaven…
Then I praised the Most High; I honored and
glorified him who lives forever. His
dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom
endures from generation to generation…Now I,
Nebuchadnezzar, praise
and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is
right and all his ways are just. …”
(Daniel 4 NIV).
HONOR is the action
behind true heartfelt respect or it is ONLY lip service.
“…This
people draw near me with their mouth and with
their lips do honour me, but
have removed their heart far
from me…”
(Isaiah 29:13 KJV).
When a woman is truly
respected she will be able to see it and experience it by the way she is
treated. “….Give
to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then
honor…” (Roman 13:7 NIV).
Honor is a Godly mandate. “…honour ALL…” (1
Peter 2:17 KJV). “… Honor your father and mother…” (Ephesians 6:2 nasb). “…You
shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the
aged…” (Leviticus 19:32 NASB).
True honor belongs to God. He
OWNS HONOR. He “IS” HONOR. “…Thine, O Lord “is” the greatness, and the
power, and the
glory, and the
victory,
and the majesty (honor)…”
(1 Chronicles 29:11 KJV). “…Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the ONLY wise God, be HONOR and glory for ever and ever. Amen….”
(1 Timothy 1:17 KJV). “…Blessing and
honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever…”
(Revelation 5:13 KJV).
God’s divine nature is
embedded with HONOR. He possesses HONOR whether mankind bestows upon him or
not.
In fact, the ROLES that
God assigns to people come with his HONOR stamped upon it and embedded within
it. “…No one takes the honor to himself, but
receives it when he
is called by God, even as Aaron was.…”
(Hebrews 5:4 NASB). “…Honour ALL men…” (1
Peter 2:17 KJV). “…He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists,
and some as pastors and teachers...”
(Ephesians 4:11 NASB). Therefore, “….Give to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then honor…”
(Roman 13:7 NIV). “…there
is no authority (roles,
positions, etc;) “except” from God,
and those which exist are
established by God…”
(Romans 13:1 NASB). “…Now God gives us
many kinds of special abilities, … He gives special faith to another, and
to someone else the power to heal the sick. He
gives power
for doing miracles to some, and to others power
to
prophesy and preach. He gives someone else the
power to
know whether evil spirits are speaking through those who claim to be giving
God’s messages—or whether it is really the Spirit of God who is speaking.
Still another person is able
to speak
in languages he never learned; and others, who do not know the language either,
are given power to understand what he is saying. It is the ….Holy
Spirit who gives all these gifts and
powers, deciding which each one of us should have…
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…No one elects himself to this honored position. He’s
called to it by God,
as Aaron was. Neither did Christ
presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by the One who said to him,
“You’re my Son; today I celebrate you!” In another place God declares, “You’re
a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek.”…”
(Hebrews 5:4-6 MSG).
God “IS” HONOR. “…To
you, O God, belong
the greatness and the might, the glory, the victory, the majesty, the splendor…”
(1 Chronicles 29:11 MSG). God is
HONORABLE. “…Everything in heaven, everything on earth; the kingdom all yours! You’ve raised
yourself high over all (position,
title)…” (1
Chronicles 29:11 MSG). God HONORS the UNHONORABLE. “…I have given
you a title of honor …”
(Isaiah 45:4 NLT). God MAKES the UNHONORABLE HONORED. “…No one takes the honor to himself, but
receives it when he
is called by God…” (Hebrews 5:4 NASB).
Thus, God commands his
people to HONOR others. “…Honour
ALL…” (1 Peter 2:17 KJV). “…Every
person is to be in subjection to the governing
authorities (roles, positions,
etc.). ….
established by God…”
(Romans 13:1 NASB).
When you don’t show
respect by honoring those in God-given positions; you are not rebelling against
them, but God. “...So anyone who rebels against authority is
rebelling against what God has
instituted, and they will be punished.
…” (Romans 13:2 KJV).
A Godly woman is to be
HONORED, by her Godly husband. “…Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly (dishonorably)...”
(Colossians 3:19 NASB).
In the 21st century women are
NOT HONORING themselves nor are they being appropriately HONORED. “…in
the last days perilous times shall come
. For men shall be lovers of their own selves… unholy…heady, highminded…. evil
men …shall wax worse and worse…”(2
Timothy 3:1-13 KJV). “…Ye shall know them by their
fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV).
Unfortunately, Christian husbands are
among men who are NOT HONORING their wives, but treat them with blatant
disrespect. “…God’s will is for you to be holy … and live in holiness and honor— …Never
harm …a fellow believer (such as one’s wife) …for the Lord avenges all such
sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. God has called us
to live holy lives, not impure lives. Therefore, anyone who
refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is
rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. But
we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has
taught you to love one another…”
(1 Thessalonians 4:3-9 NLT). “…love one
another; as I have loved you…” (John 13:34-35 KJV).
The
bible says: “…But my
people
would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted,
following the stubborn
desires of their evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “But the
people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to
live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil
desires”…” (JEREMIAH 18:12
NLT).
Men who show disrespect
to their wives are also showing disrespect to God. “…whatsoever
ye do,
do it heartily, as to the Lord, and
not unto men…” (Colossians 3:23 KJV). “….Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, YE HAVE DONE IT TO ME…” (Matthew 25:40 KJV).
God’s people show honor to all people. “…honour ALL men (and women)…” (1
Peter 2:17 KJV).
Showing HONOR doesn’t depend
on whether someone deserves it, earns it, or is worthy of it, but it is a
biblical mandate. God HONORS the UNHONORABLE. “…I have given
you a title of honor …”
(Isaiah 45:4 NLT). WHY? God says: “…You are honored …. I
love you…” (Isaiah 43:4 NLT). Therefore, “…honour ALL…” (1 Peter 2:17 KJV). “…love one another; as I have loved you…” (John
13:34-35 KJV). “…[Only]…fools
display dishonor…” (Proverbs 3:35 NLT).
God’s people show honor to
PLEASE HIM and keep HIS HOLY command. “…then THE WAY YOU LIVE will always honor and PLEASE the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. …”
(Colossians 1:9-10 NLT).
HONOR is a characteristic of
divine love. “…You are honored …. I
love you (value you)…”
(Isaiah 43:4 NLT). “…Love
is patient, love
is KIND. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does
not dishonor others….” (1 Corinthians 13:
4-8 NIV). “…A new
commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this
shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another…”
(John 13:34-35 KJV).
God’s people are to
show HONOR to their employers, employees, co-workers, husbands, wives, friends,
family, associates, enemies, the unforgiveable, the good, the bad, and the
ugly. “…honour
ALL…” (1 Peter 2:17 KJV).
HONOR is the action of
the HEART’s fruit of respect. “…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness (respect, honor), goodness, faith, Meekness (humility) temperance…”
(Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). “...God sees not as man
sees, for man looks at the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart…”(1 Samuel 16:7 NASB). The “…hidden man of the heart…” (1 Peter 3:4 KJV). “For from within, out of the heart of man, proceed evil thoughts… wickedness…[disrespect, dishonor]... All these evil things come from within,
and defile a person.” (Mark 7:21-23 KJV). The
heart “…is
deceitful above all things and desperately wicked…who can know it [except God?]…”
(Jeremiah 17:9 KJV).
God’s choice to HONOR
you is about WHO HE is and therefore doesn’t depend on whether you are
honorable or not. “…God honors mankind [by
choice]. …” (Psalms 37:34 NLT). “..My … honor come from God
alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can
reach me…” (Psalms 62:7 NLT). “… Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you…” (Isaiah 43:4 NLT). “…I have given you a title of honor
…”
(Isaiah 45:4 NLT). “…The Lord has honored me, and
my God has given me strength…” (Isaiah 49:5 NLT). Therefore,
the Word says; “…Sit in a place of honor…”
(Isaiah 52:2 NLT).
Showing honor becomes synonymous to
showing divine love. “…You are honored, and I love you (I value you)…”
(Isaiah 43:4 NLT). “…Be devoted to one another in
brotherly love; give preference
to one another in HONOR…” (Romans 12:10 NASB).
An unloved woman, who is married, is in the God-given ROLE of
wife. God HONORS her and she HONORED. “…You are honored ...I love you (I value you)…”
(Isaiah 43:4 NLT).
A woman may allow someone to ABUSE her
honor, BUT no one can take her HONOR away from her. “…You are honored ...I love you (I value you)…”
(Isaiah 43:4 NLT). “…I (GOD) have given you a
title of honor …” (Isaiah 45:4 NLT). “…When I act, who can reverse
it?"…” (Isaiah 43:13 NIV).
God has given HONOR to the woman and NO
disrespectful treatment, by her husband or anyway else can REVERSE what God has
DONE!! God says: “….No one
can undo what I have done…" (Isaiah 43:13 NLT). “…he
hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it…”
(Numbers 23:20 KJV). “…he has blessed, and I
cannot change it…” (Number 23:20 NIV). “…For the LORD of
hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out
hand, who can turn it back?"…”
(Isaiah 14:27 NASB). “…I (GOD) have given you a title of honor
…”
(Isaiah 45:4 NLT). “…the counsel of the LORD will stand…”
(Proverbs 19:21 NASB). “…Not
one of the good promises which the Lord had made … failed; all came to pass…” (Joshua 21:45 NASB).
“…So
shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
I sent it…”
(Isaiah 55:11 KJV). “…Sit in …[the]…
place of honor …[I
have given you]…” (Isaiah 52:2 NLT).
Honor, therefore, is
bestowed or granted to those who are in God-given roles such as that of a WIFE. “…You husbands …show her (the wife) honor
as a fellow heir
of the grace of life…” (1 Peter 3:7 NASB).“….Give
to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then
honor…” (Roman 13:7 NIV).
A woman is to “…honour ALL (including herself)…” (1 Peter 2:17 KJV).
“….Give to everyone (including yourself) what you owe them: …IF RESPECT, then respect; IF HONOR,
then honor…” (Roman 13:7 NIV). "…In everything, therefore, TREAT people (including yourself) the same way you want
them to TREAT you, …”
(Matthew 7:12 NASB). “…YOU SHALL LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF…”
(Matthew 22:39 NASB). “…No one ever hated his (or her) own
flesh, but nourishes
(respects, honors) and cherishes it…”
(Ephesians 5:29 NASB). “…We love
(value, honor ourselves), because
HE FIRST LOVED
US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV).
Therefore, “…LOVE one another (including yourself), even as I have loved you…”
(John 13:34-35 KJV). God has “….loved
[you]...with an everlasting
love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV).
When a woman HONORS
herself it is a demonstration of the personal respect, value, esteem, regard
she has for her OWN God-given WORTH. “….Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou
excellent them all…a woman that FEARED the Lord. SHE “shall” be
praised….” (Proverbs 31:29-30 KJV). “…She is more precious than rubies…”
(Proverbs 31:10 NASB). “…You are honored ...I
love you (I value you)…” (Isaiah 43:4 NLT). “…Let no one deceive you with empty words…”
(Ephesians 5:6 NASB). “…I (GOD) have given you a
title of honor …” (Isaiah 45:4 NLT). “…the
counsel of the LORD will stand…”
(Proverbs 19:21 NASB).
HONOR without action is
NO HONOR and God calls it LIP SERVICE. “…This
people draw near me with their mouth and with their lips
do honour me, but
have removed their
heart far from me…”
(Isaiah 29:13 KJV).
It is wonderful to
receive displays of HONOR, especially from one’s husband, but you should not
chase after it, force it, or pursue it. “…He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when
He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying
to them, “When you are invited by
someone to a wedding feast, do not take the
place of honor, for someone more
distinguished than you may have been invited by him…”
(Luke 14:7-8 NASB).
HONOR should come from the
heart of others, as a response, to your God-given roles or your character.
HONOR doesn’t have to be chased after, but it should be FREELY bestowed upon
you. “…Let another praise you,
and not your own mouth; A
stranger, and not your own lips…”
(Proverbs 27:2 KJV).
Recipients of HONOR “should”
make every attempt to merit their God-given HONOR for his GLORY alone. “…Therefore I …
implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you
have been called…” (Ephesians 4:1 NASB). “…Conduct
yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ…”
(Philippians 1:27 NASB). “…Walk in a manner worthy of
the Lord, to please Him in all respects…”
(Colossians 1:10 NASB). “…Just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your
Lord, you must continue to follow
him…” (Colossians 2:6 NLT). “…Walk
in a manner worthy of the God who calls you…” (1
Thessalonians 2:12 NASB). “…Ye ought to walk and to
please God…” (1 Thessalonians 4:1 KJV).
When a woman LOVES God;
she KEEPS his commandment and does NOT dishonor him. “If you love (HONOR) me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). “…Love …does not dishonor others….” (1 Corinthians 13:
4-8 NIV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “….Give to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then
honor…” (Roman 13:7 NIV).
HONOR is a Godly standard. “…honour ALL…”
(1 Peter 2:17 KJV). It is wise to be in
relationship with those who share those same biblical values. “….Give to everyone what you owe them: … if honor, then
honor…” (Roman 13:7 NIV). Therefore, “…Be
ye not unequally yoked together...”
(2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
When a woman allows someone to abuse her
HONOR; she is also allowing them to dishonoring the Holy Spirit within her. “….Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren (man or
woman), YE
HAVE DONE IT TO ME…” (Matthew 25:40 KJV).
Remember, dishonor is the absence of heartfelt respect. The lack
of dishonor points to a lack of regard, esteem, consideration, or kindness for another
person. “…[Only]…fools
display dishonor…” (Proverbs 3:35 NLT).
Honor always acknowledges another person’s worth, particularly in
light of their position, God-given roles, age, relationship, or kinship in
one’s life. “….Give to everyone what you owe them…” (Roman 13:7 NIV).
Dishonor is the opposite of honor. It fails to acknowledge another
person’s worth and value; coming across as demeaning. “…Love
worketh NO ILL (harm) to his (or her) neighbor…”
(Romans 13:10 KJV). “…[Only]…fools
display dishonor…” (Proverbs 3:35 NLT). “…the
companion of fools will
suffer harm…”
(Proverbs 13:20 NIV).
God commands believers to HONOR ALL people. “…honour ALL …” (1
Peter 2:17 KJV). “….Love
each other with genuine affection, and take
delight in honoring each other…” (Romans 12:10 NLT). Therefore, “…honour ALL (including yourself)…”
(1 Peter 2:17 KJV).
An unloved woman, who is married, or
single has God-given HONOR, AND no one can take her HONOR away from her. “…I (GOD) have
given you a title of honor …”
(Isaiah 45:4 NLT). “…When I act, who can reverse it?"…” (Isaiah 43:13
NIV).
I REPEAT: God has given you, woman; HONOR. “….No one
can undo what I have done…" (Isaiah 43:13 NLT). “…he
hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it…”
(Numbers 23:20 KJV). “…he has blessed, and I
cannot change it…” (Number 23:20 NIV). “…For the LORD of
hosts has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out
hand, who can turn it back?"…”
(Isaiah 14:27 NASB). “…I (GOD) have given you a title of honor
…”
(Isaiah 45:4 NLT). “…the counsel of the LORD will stand…”
(Proverbs 19:21 NASB). “…Not
one of the good promises which the Lord had made … failed; all came to pass…” (Joshua 21:45 NASB).
“…So
shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
I sent it…”
(Isaiah 55:11 KJV). “…Sit in …[the]…
place of honor …[I have given you]…”
(Isaiah 52:2 NLT).
THE WORD SAYS: “…You are honored ...I (god)…love you (I value you)…”
(Isaiah 43:4 NLT).
COMING OUT THIS WEEKEND!!!
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