Here’s a great post I found on Buddy Cremeans blog today:

Buddy Cremeans writes, “For months wherever I turn, God has been UP in my grill about Honor. I just can’t shake it. God has repeatedly pressed me with His principle that runs His universe…God Honors Honor. Too often God CANNOT and WILL NOT honor us and release His blessing to us because we are blocking giving honor to Him or others.

Are you a blessing blocker?

Is there someone you are blocking or withholding honor from? Maybe it is God.  Has God laid something on your heart and you are just procrastinating? If so you are blocking God.  Maybe you are blocking honor from a spouse, a sibling, a parent, a coworker, a boss, a pastor?  If so, you are blocking God. God never asked us to honor people only if they are perfect… Why? Because we are not perfect beings, we are human beings. However, God instructs ALL of us in scripture (1 Peter 2:17) to HONOR ALL PEOPLE. Show respect to ALL people and treat everyone with dignity.

WHO are you withholding honor from?

Let me encourage you today to quit blocking God’s blessing.  Send an email, make a phone call, write a letter, send a card, make a visit… Do whatever it takes to release honor to them so God can release honor to you!

God Honors Honor.”

"Man cannot be righteous in God’s sight until he repents of his own expectation that he can be righteous in his own sight. God is not mighty toward man until man is weak toward God."

Edward John Carnell, Christian Commitment, page 302.

HT: Christ Is Deep Still Blog, Ray Ortlund

Sunday we recognized the importance of BGMC.  BGMC is the missions ministry of the Assembly of God Children’s Department.  Many local churches, including ours, collect change for missionaries around the world.  Most of this money is raised by our children.  They collect change from anywhere they can find, including people’s pockets:) 

In our Sunday service we had a contest between boys and girls to see who brought the most change.  I think it was rigged but the girls beat the boys by almost double the change.  There were some church members shaking people down for money that would go to the girls, so the win may not be all that legit.  However, the real winner are the missionaries.  (and congratulations to the girls for beating the socks off the boys)

In all, the change and some bills, totaled $350.65.  Praise The Lord and great job kids!