Show Honor To Others

Our preceding article emphasized the counsel of God's Word: " All of you gird yourselves with lowliness of mind toward one another, because God opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones." (1Peter 5:5) One way for us to gird ourselves with lowliness of mind is to practice showing honor to others.

The word "honor" is often used in the Bible to indicate the respect, esteem, and consideration that we should show to others. We honor others by being kind to them, respecting their dignity, listening to their viewpoint, being ready to fulfill reasonable requests made of us. Those who are lowly in mind usually will not find this difficult. However, those who are proud of heart may find it difficult to show genuine honor and may instead try to gain favors and advantages by insincere flattery.

Next time: Jehovah Honors Humans