Praise and Honor

Proverbs 25-27; Romans 15 

“It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.”

Proverbs 25:27

“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.”

Proverbs 27:2

Pride blinds us to our own faults and prevents God’s grace from reaching us. God gives grace to the humble, but he opposes the proud. The sweetness of recognition and honor can become addictive if we have not found our identity and security in God’s love for us. The praise of men can become what we live for, and then like Saul in 1 Samuel 15, we even seek our own honor. When we are honored by others we must acknowledge that all we have and accomplish is through God’s grace. God promises to honor those who honor him.

“Lord Jesus, thank you that you made yourself of no reputation and you walked the road of humility. I choose to walk that road with you, for your glory.”