Aim to Honor

Mr. Bill usually hits what he's aiming at with the help of a trusted and well-sighted scope. Oh, how I would 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, Believers are first devoted to God 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. Early in our marriage, God led Mr Bill and I to make some personal choices to be distinctively different than what was socially and culturally acceptable, even among Christians.  At times we felt as we were swimming upstream, even a bit out-of-place. Because they were rooted in the call to be "set apart," 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 often been self-seeking  and lacked honor. Paul's aim is clearly an honorable one -- one pressing for Christ illuminated in and through Believers.  Let us take aim and "whatever you do, do all for the Glory of God." (1 Corinthians 10:31b). Always aim to honor!