SIGNS OF DISHONOR: DISREGARDING ADVICE CAN BE A SIGN OF DISHONOUR

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:16
Topic: Disregarding Advice Can Be A Sign Of Dishonour

"Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
Deuteronomy 5:16   

I once advised some church members not to go into debt. Although they sat there humbly and listened to all my preaching, they actually did not respect my words nor me.  They completely disregarded my advice and some people actually entered into deep debt the very next week. The financial steps that they took showed complete disregard for me and my input. 

To honour someone is to take notice of his advice and to try to follow it. Your attempting to follow his advice shows that you actually respect him.  Those church members dishonoured me when they disregarded my advice. Indeed, some of them in their private moments said things like: “He doesn’t know anything about living in America. What does he know about business? Things do not work without loans. He is a pastor, he doesn’t know anything about financial engineering, leveraging, amortization, derivatives and mortgages”.

Disregarding someone’s advice and input is a sign of dishonour. There are many governments that simply humour ministers of God. They completely disregard advice, counsel and inputs made by men of God. The advice they actually respect is the advice that is politically right. Anything that helps win an election and remain popular is considered good advice. The disregard of any advice coming from the church is a sign that they actually do not respect the church.

To dishonour someone is to disregard, ignore and to neglect the person’s wisdom, thoughts, revelations, ideas and plans. When you ignore someone’s teachings, you dishonour him, especially if you are part of a family that claims to be following him. Those who earnestly take note of your teachings and advice are those who honour you.

Credits: Excerpt from 
Those Who Honour You
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Irene25 January 2024 at 05:32

    To disregard any advice coming from the church is a sign that one do not respect the church.

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  2. Agnes25 January 2024 at 07:11

    To disregard any advice from your pastor or even from your parents is a sign that your don't honor that person.

    ReplyDelete

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