Posts Tagged ‘honorable’
Honorable Life
I’ve met so many good people over the years. Now that I’m older and they are ancient, I realize what an impact an honorable life can have on others. These honorable people lived simple but consistent lives before God. Some of them wrote books. Some of them pastored churches. Some of them simply served others…
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Being honorable implies worthy of honor. An honorable person is known for being honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person seeks to live up to high principles of truth and doing the right thing. We often call judges and persons who hold high office “your honor”. Paul reminds the church at Rome about…
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I often hear about a person’s reputation long before having the chance to meet them. This is sometimes a good thing, but sometimes it’s a negative thing for sure. I remember when my brother first started in real estate, he came up with a slogan that said: “Building a reputation not resting on one”. I…
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I have heard promises. I have made promises. A promise is a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen. If I believe a promise, I expect that things will go as promised. The issue comes when something is promised but not delivered. I have been…
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I have been “faked out” by people who appear genuine and real. I have had people tell me what I want to hear only to later find out the truth. I do believe that the truth usually finds its way out in the open. I’ve been around my share of fake people who act one…
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I was in student ministry for 20 years and I had some opportunities come my way that might have been perceived as a promotion. There are some promotions that give you a title and a “bump” in pay. There other promotions that give you more responsibilities with no increase in pay. In student ministry, the…
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