2 John 1:8 // Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.
Mark 6:1-6 // Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.
- If we understand what restrains Jesus, we’ll understand what restrains us.
- HONOR - Valuable, Precious, Weighty such as gold
- DISHONOR - Devalue to treat something valuable as common.
- Amazed
Matthew 8:10 // When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Isaiah 29:13 // The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
- We honor with our actions, words, and thoughts. True honor originates in the heart.
Matthew 10:40-42 // “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
- Under Us
- Equals
- Above Us
- Civil Authority (Romans 13 )
- Reward: A life free from fear
Romans 13:1 // Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
- Family Authority (Ephesians 5-6)
- Reward: You will live a long life
Ephesians 6:1-3 // Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
- Social Authority - (1 Peter 2)
- Reward: It represents God well and draws the favor of God.
1 Peter 2:13-14 // Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
- Spiritual Authority - 1 Timothy 5:17
- Reward: Double honor
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 // Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
1 Timothy 5:17 // The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
