My Book Report on Honor

Our church is doing a series on honor. We have not been given any true homework assignments, per se, but it is important if a person is going to grow in their walk with God to actually get something out of the lesson that is taught. It is vital as a follower of God to show honor where it is commanded. In the scriptures we are asked to show honor to our wives, wives are asked to honor their husbands, children are asked to honor parents, subjects are asked to honor leaders. This includes presidents, congressmen, senators, pastors, bosses, and others that you may have difficulty honoring in your daily life. This does not just mean former presidents or pastors, either.
Don't get me wrong- I'm not saying you have to agree with them. You are free to disagree with any of the people I have mentioned. I am simply saying that according to scripture, you are to give honor to them. God has put them in authority over you. But here's a question- how do I do it? Do you have any examples?
Of course I do. Why else blog about it? Turn to I Samuel and read about David and Saul.
Saul was the first king of Israel. He had difficulty doing what God said, and as a result, God renounced him. His anointed replacement was David. As a result of God's sense of humor, David ended up playing the lyre for Saul to calm him when he was tormented. As it became evidently clear to Saul that David was chosen to be king, and it became equally evident that Saul was trying to kill David- he did that more than once. He chased him all over the country. He even tried to kill his son when he defended David.
So when David had two opportunities to get the drop on Saul, what did he do?
He honored the person that God had anointed.
I Samuel 24:6 : "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD’s anointed." I Samuel 26:11 : The LORD forbid that I should put out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go."
He was faithful to God, and followed His heart. He honored the authority over him, and he was honored by God because he did. I can assure you that your boss probably has not tried to kill you, and neither has your pastor, at least I hope not. What you can learn from this is that when you give the honor due, you honor God, because He put them in that position of authority.
That's a lot to chew on. Get a glass of water, and ponder it for a while.