The Honour and The Anointing Part 5

The Honour and the Anointing Part 5
Scripture: Malachi 1:8
Topic: The Honour and The Anointing Part 5

We shall in this quiet time begin a series in which we see clearly the relationship between honour and the anointing. I trust the Lord that point by point you will come to the place of honour, and enjoy the fruit of honour.

7. Do not honour the anointed with inappropriate and worthless things
“And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? Saith the Lord of hosts.”
                                                                                                                                                      Malachi 1:8
In the days of Malachi, just as it happens today, people bring worthless things to the house of God and to the servant of God. Everyone has a box of perfume that he has not yet used. Everyone has a vase or chinaware that she cannot use. Everyone has some clothes that do not fit very well. These are the things that are brought to honour the anointing.  You are making a great mistake. God is not a fool. When you honour the anointed, it is God you are honouring and not a man. An anointed man is nothing. He has nothing to give you. Neither does he have any blessing to bestow upon you. It is God alone who blesses. If you despise God and treat Him like a fool, you will receive an appropriate harvest.  Do not think you are dealing with a man.  Think of the reality that you are dealing with God.

Credit: Excerpt From
The Anointed and His Anointing
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills


 

Comments

  1. JenipherTerry6 June 2022 at 06:43

    Just as God expects first and best from us we ought to give priority to the kind of gifts we offer to the anointed servant of God. It cannot be a by the way or an afterthought

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  2. Beryl6 June 2022 at 07:20

    Indeed God is no fool. If your gift is useless to you it's useless to God and His anointed.

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