WORSHIP AND HONORING THE FAITHFUL

Ps. 15:1,4b  Who may worship in your sanctuary LORD?  Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?  …..and honor the faithful followers of the LORD.

     Do you honor those who faithfully honor the Lord?  Do you speak well of them and seek goodness in their lives?  Do you honor those who preach and teach the Word by listening to their instruction and seeking to live by it?  Do you think well of them and shut out those who don’t? 

     It is so easy to find fault with those who are faithfully following the Lord.  We expect them to live by high standards and when they stumble and fall, we are quick to drag them down into the mud.  Instead of showing them honor by being gracious to them, we expose and exploit their faults. 

     There are times in which fellow Christians fail miserably in their walk with the Lord and require the body of Christ to hold them accountable for their actions.  We can do that in a way that honors them.  Our goal should always be to restore into fellowship those who fall, not drive them away from the Lord and our fellowship. 

     We show honor to those who are following the Lord by ministering to their needs when it is needed.  We don’t turn a deaf ear to their cry for help, but do what we can as the Lord enables us to do so.  Honor the faithful followers of the Lord and he will draw near to you as you draw near to Him.