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Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings QUOTES

Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings QUOTES

1 " How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the authority, but He is not the author of the cruelty. Man is responsible for his cruel actions, not God. All authority is of God, but not all authority is godly. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

2 " Christianity is not a sprint but an endurance run. Therefore it is not how we start the race that counts, but how we complete it. How we finish is determined by the choices we make, and those are often formed by patterns we develop along the way. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

3 " Often God will send us what we need in a package we don't want. Why? To let us know He's God and we cannot second-guess Him. We cannot search for answers merely with our heads; we must seek Him and His provision with our hearts. Scripture cannot be interpreted from our limited human mental understanding. There must be a breath of the Spirit of God. He alone gives wise counsel and correct application. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

4 " We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

5 " What we say in private we must be willing to say with a heart burning with love and honor before the face of our leaders. If not, we will poison our spirits and it will manifest in the presence of our leaders. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

6 " True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

7 " When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

8 " We don't want to merely obey God: we need to catch His heart. It is then we will glimpse the wisdom behind His directives, and not just see them as laws. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

9 " When we refrain from acting on what God says in His Word because we believe we can do more to help His cause, in reality it's pride - false humility. We indirectly communicate we know more than God, because God loves the poor, but at the same time tells us to pay those who labour in His Word doubly. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

10 " We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

11 " Do we honor them for the extras? No, a thousand times no. We [honor them] because God gave us the charge to honor all. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

12 " We don't honor just to get a reward; we honor because it is the heart of God, and it is our delight. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings

13 " Jesus wasn't seeking His own honor, but rather modeling the Honor Principle to the ones He was sent to. "

― John Bevere , Honor's Reward: The Essential Virtue for Receiving God's Blessings