GOD BLESSES HIS CHILDREN FOR HOLY INTENTIONS
By A. W. Tozer

Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing;
it is my Father that honoureth me. . . . John 8:54

  "Them that honour me I will honour,"said God once
to a priest of Israel, and that ancient law of the kingdom
stands today unchanged by the passing of time or the
changes of dispensation. The whole Bible and every
page of history proclaim the perpetuation of that law.

  "If any man serve me, him will my Father honour,"
said our Lord Jesus, tying in the old with the new and
revealing the essential unity of His ways with men.

  It seems plain that almost any Bible character who
honestly tried to glorify God in his earthly walk was so
honored. See how God overlooked weaknesses and
failures as He poured upon His servants grace and
blessing untold. Let it be Abraham, Jacob, David, Daniel,
Elijah or whom you will; honor followed honor as
harvest the seed. The man of God set his heart to exalt
God above all; God accepted his intention as fact and
acted accordingly. Not perfection, but holy intention
made the difference!

  In our Lord Jesus Christ this law was seen in simple
perfection. He sought not His own honor, but the honor
of the God who sent Him.

  "If I honour myself," He said on one occasion, "my
honour is nothing; it is my Father that honoureth me."

So far had the proud Pharisees departed from this law
that they could not understand one who honored God at
his own expense.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.