The quest for honor has been on a decline for years. People today do not really care of what other’s think about them. Honor begins with what others think about you, especially those around us. Honor is given in two fashions; vertical and horizontal . Vertical honor is given to someone as praise and esteem who is superior, where as horizontal is given to someone who is equal. An example of vertical is giving praise and honor unto Jesus by a certain centurion in Luke 7. His esteem was so that he did not count himself worthy to come before Jesus, and this centurion’s servant received healing for act of honor towards the Lord. A man whom Jesus healed along with nine other came and bowed down before him in honor and respect and praise Jesus for the miracle (Lk. 17:15-19). What causes one not to be honored? Sometimes, the things we say, the way we conduct ourselves, or someone else; just because, cause dishonor to come (ecc. 10:1).
Mark 6:3-4
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Jesus came ready to show his marvelous earth wonders to his home town, probably excited to see his siblings, their friends and the family. As he begins to speak immediately the questioning of his deity surfaces. And, while his divine jargon is being acknowledge, yet he is dishonored. Jesus’ sisters are part of problem; they were with or in agreement with the crowd. It was so, that he could hardly do any wonders, just several healing by the laying of hands. There was neither vertical nor horizontal honor displayed towards Jesus at his home town. As prophesied Isaiah “3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not”(Is.53:3). Jesus can do exceedingly beyond what we can think or imagine, but if we can not honor him horizontally and believe then he cannot do (eph. 3:20). God is our provider. He has made it a point to satisfy you with every good thing, and, so therefore we need to honor him with our substances (prv. 3:9). God is the one who heals all our infirmities (Is. 53:4, 1Pt.2:24). Honor the Lord.