READ: 1Thessalonians 2:1-12
…for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.:- Luke 16:15
Many years ago when I became a Christian, I would not have joined the church I joined if the honour and admiration of men was important to me. The church I joined was started by a former drug addict whose schooling had not gone beyond class three.
I once took my little sisters to that church and they could not contain their laughter for one and half hours, as they listened to amazing grammatical blunders. The church service was held in the corridor of the pastor’s father’s house. My elitist family and friends could not easily relate with such a church and such a pastor. Was I looking for the respect and admiration of the elitist community of Accra? Or was I looking to find the glory of God?
Amazingly we seem to need the approval and endorsement of people in our little world even for a marriage partner. There are people who marry doctors because the community will admire the marriage partnership. What do people say and what does God say? Don’t forget what Jesus said: “And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God…” (Luke 16:15).
Unfortunately, the honour of men that is so powerful in its influence, leads us to choose things, which are an abomination to the Lord.
Could it be that you put aside the will of God because you did not have the admiration of men?