By Deaconess Rebecca Orimoloye
Likewise, we, the work of His hands also thrives in honor and respect. No one in their right minds will say they do not like being honored or respected.
It is easy for us to remember or even keep a
grudge against those who dishonor or disrespect us. Why? We are wired as a people
of honor.
But do we know that we
can win battles by fighting with honor and respect? We can in fact avert major
disasters and generational issues by choosing honor and respect.
In the book of 1 Sam
25, we were taken into the household of Abigail and Nabal. Nabal’s lineage was
literally about to obliterated, had it not been for the quick thinking and
honorific actions of Abigail in pacifying David and his men.
Similarly, in the book
of Esther, Esther used honor and respect to destroy the plans of Hamman. When
we pay attention to Esther 3, from verse 7, we begin to see the extent of
Hamman’s planned atrocities in order to appreciate what Esther actually did.
Hamman spent a good 12
months (1 year) preparing for the destruction of not only Mordecai, but the
entire Jewish lineage. He was casting spells to see the best day he would be
most favored in order to go into the presence of the king and ask him to
destroy the Jews. It took him a year to cast the spells.
We should note that
Esther’s honor and respect for the king didn’t start when the Jews were in
trouble. Else, an “out of the blues” action would have been too late. She must
have had a track record. Honor and respect can provoke favor, as we see in
Esther’s story.
We see that honor and
respect goes beyond what is on the surface. Honor and respect can actually be
used to provoke help, open doors, blessing, favor, win wars, fight battles and
save generations, etc. The list and possibilities are endless.
It is my prayer that we
begin to use honor and respect in order to win in Jesus name.
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