Aim to Honor

Mr. Bill usually hits what he’s aiming at!  With the help of a trusted and well-sighted scope, he’s a sure shot!  I’ve learned, of course, to never bump the scope, which can cause him to miss his target!

 

How I would just love to have a conversation with the Apostle Paul! His words are profoundly inspiring but sometimes leave me wanting to know more!  As he wrote to the Church at Corinth about a particular act of grace, he said, “For we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of men.” (2 Corinthians 8:21). For certain, in all things, we are devoted to God first and foremost but [interestingly] Paul takes Christianity a step further -- "but also in the sight of men." There are numerous moral and social issues today about which Christians are divided. Every day, America sees the economic and personal decay of moral and social issues; how different would this country be if rather than being so divided, Christians stood united against them?  Early in our marriage, God led Mr. Bill and I to make some personal choices to be different than what was culturally acceptable.  Sure, at times, those choices made us feel as if we were swimming upstream and even a bit out-of-place. Because they were rooted in the call to be "set apart" and not works-based, God honored our choices.  A life-verse became, "Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor." (1 Corinthians 10:24).  The Lord has shown me on [many] more than one occasion how my personal interests have been self-seeking; quite simply, they lacked honor! Paul's aim is clearly an honorable one -- one pressing for Christ illuminated in and through us!  As Paul, let us take aim and "whatever you do, do all for the Glory of God." (1 Corinthians 10:31b). Always aim to honor!