Honouring Yahweh: I recently attended a wedding in a church near my house. It is an old church from which many young men have accepted the call from Yahweh and went on to become evangelists.
There was a young man sitting in the pew across the aisle, neatly groomed and dressed for the occasion. However from the time he entered the church till he left he was chewing gum. His jaws were working away furiously, continuously, moving the gum from one side of his mouth to the other. Added to this he had a mobile phone in his hand and was constantly fiddling with it. He had no time to sing the hymns nor listen to the pastor’s message. A fine way of honoring Yahweh while sitting in his sanctuary! This scene is very common in our churches today. People do not realize that they are in the presence of the Almighty and as such their conduct should be appropriate.

So how do we honour Yahweh or show Him the proper respect due to Him?

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being” (Rev. 4:11). All believers should honour the Father and Son and confess that He is the only Elohim (Ex.20:3).
There are many ways we can honour Yahweh. We can honour him by living pure and holy lives, by our speech, by worshipping him, by our wealth...there are many ways.

Honouring Him with our substance: The earth is the Lord’s and there is nothing that we can give to him, he does not need anything from us. Nevertheless he says,’ Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year’ (Deut.14:22). He wants us to be grateful to him for prospering us and show our gratitude by offering him our tithes. That is honoring the Lord with our wealth.

Honouring Him by honouring our parents: Honour thy father and thy mother’ (Ex.20:12). In the eyes of a child, parents stand in the place of Yahweh.  Our response to this relationship shapes our relationship with Yahweh. When we honor our parents we are acknowledging that there are authorities in this world besides oneself. We acknowledge that there are rules, regulations, and laws in this world. This is what God demands of us, (Eph.6:1). We must have humility and realize that we must be under our parents’ authority. Hence, honoring one’s parents is in effect honoring God Himself.

‘Hallowed be thy name” we say in our prayers. ‘Thou shalt not take the name of Yahweh thy Elohim in vain’ (Ex.20:7). We are careful not to take his name lightly. We honour his name in our sincere worship when our beliefs about Him are worthy of Him. We honor Elohim’s name when we live in a manner that reflects that He is “our Father in heaven.”

Honouring Him with our marriage: ‘Marriage is honourable in all’ (Heb.13:4). Marriage should always be thought of as a precious institution. It is not something that should be taken lightly. Yahweh will judge those who defile the marriage bed, He will judge those who dishonor marriage. In the beginning God created man male and female in his own image, and he blessed them, and said be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth, that is one man cleaving to one woman. Don’t confuse marriage with same sex relationship. The second way to honor marriage is to not commit fornication or adultery. Elohim will judge fornicators and adulterers (Heb.13:4) because they dishonor marriage and defile the marriage bed.

Honouring Him by loving our neighbors: We honour Yahweh by loving our neighbor and taking care of the poor and needy. We should be compassionate, honest and just in our dealings with them.  We should not be a party to gossip or slander; we should not bear malice towards another. We should be impartial and never to put another’s life at risk.

Honouring Him with our bodies: ‘Know ye not that ye are the temple of Elohim…’ (1Cor.3:16). We honour Yahweh by living pure and holy lives. We should not abuse our bodies, we show Him high regard and reflect His character by being sexually pure (1 Corinthians 6:18–20).  We should take care of our bodies. Just like any vessel or machine our bodies also wear out. We should avoid habits that destroy the body and desires of a sinful nature (Rom.13:14). We should exercise the body and mind; Paul says in 1 Tim.4:8 "Bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness profits a lot."  Eat healthy and clean food. Yahweh never wanted us to eat some food (Deut.14).

Honouring Him by being witness: Yahweh has done many wonderful things in our lives. He has done many miracles in our lives. So we should tell of these things to others so that they may be edified and encouraged when in distress. Mat 10:32 says,’ Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.” We honour Yahweh when we confess his name, when we confess that He is the only true Elohim. 1Co 8:6  But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things…

Matthew Henry, the great commentator, has put it this way: (1.) He is the Creator of all things, the first cause; and none but the Creator of all things should be adored; no made thing can be the object of religious worship. (2.) He is the preserver of all things, and his preservation is a continual creation; they are created still by the sustaining power of God. All beings but God are dependent upon the will and power of God…It is the part of the best dependent beings to be worshippers, not to be worshipped. (3.) He is the final cause of all things: ‘For thy pleasure they are and were created.’

Honor is a matter of respect, reverence, and genuine love for those who are significant in your life. When you honor God, you give Him the right to speak into your life and be obeyed. When you acknowledge the sovereignty of God, you acknowledge His rule and authority over you.

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