FEAR AND HONOR
Sirach 7:29-31
Fear the Lord with all your soul
And honor His priests.
Love Him who made you
And do not forsake His ministers.
Fear the Lord and honor His priests,
And give them their portion as commanded:
The firstfruits, the trespass offering,
The gift of the shoulder offering,
The sacrifice of sanctification,
And the firstfruits of the holy things.
Encouraging Words
God knows that we, His people, cannot go through life, successfully following His teachings, without someone to guide us. As Jesus so often verbalized in His teachings, we are sheep who are lost without a shepherd. God established a hierarchy for us to function within. Jesus is the head of the church. He instructs and guides the church. He has established the leadership of the church down through the ages starting with the apostles and on down to the level of our local churches where we have priests to be our shepherds. Our roll in this hierarchy is to fear God and to honor those whom He has ordained to be leaders or shepherds. It is not always easy to do this because sometimes we get leaders who abuse their role. We must always remember that God will hold each one of us accountable for that which was our responsibility and that to those whom much was given, much will be expected. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
Fear the Lord with all your soul
And honor His priests.
Love Him who made you
And do not forsake His ministers.
Fear the Lord and honor His priests,
And give them their portion as commanded:
The firstfruits, the trespass offering,
The gift of the shoulder offering,
The sacrifice of sanctification,
And the firstfruits of the holy things.
Encouraging Words
God knows that we, His people, cannot go through life, successfully following His teachings, without someone to guide us. As Jesus so often verbalized in His teachings, we are sheep who are lost without a shepherd. God established a hierarchy for us to function within. Jesus is the head of the church. He instructs and guides the church. He has established the leadership of the church down through the ages starting with the apostles and on down to the level of our local churches where we have priests to be our shepherds. Our roll in this hierarchy is to fear God and to honor those whom He has ordained to be leaders or shepherds. It is not always easy to do this because sometimes we get leaders who abuse their role. We must always remember that God will hold each one of us accountable for that which was our responsibility and that to those whom much was given, much will be expected. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
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