1 00:00:02,760 --> 00:00:05,920 There is a story that always stirs my 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,920 heart's friends in relation to honoring God a 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,620 Very wealthy man had an only son whom 4 00:00:15,620 --> 00:00:19,200 he loved dearly The son also loved and 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,080 honored his father But one day to his 6 00:00:23,080 --> 00:00:28,600 father's inconsolable grief the boy died The devastated 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,460 father never forgot his son and eventually the 8 00:00:32,460 --> 00:00:37,000 old man himself passed away When the lawyers 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,920 came to settle the estate no trace could 10 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,220 be found of the old man's will They 11 00:00:43,220 --> 00:00:47,760 searched unsuccessfully for some time until finally the 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,120 authorities Ordered that the property should be sold 13 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,880 and the estate settled according to law At 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,220 the estate auction One of the articles put 15 00:00:59,220 --> 00:01:02,340 up for sale was a portrait of the 16 00:01:02,340 --> 00:01:05,360 son who had died The picture had little 17 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,360 or no value to most of the people 18 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,460 present But among the bidders was an old 19 00:01:11,460 --> 00:01:15,160 woman who had nursed the wealthy man's son 20 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,340 when he was a child She bought the 21 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:21,800 picture for a very small amount and she 22 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,020 cherished this reminder of the little boy She 23 00:01:25,020 --> 00:01:29,560 had loved and cared for years before one 24 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:34,340 day while cleaning and repairing the Picture frame 25 00:01:34,340 --> 00:01:37,700 the old lady discovered a document on the 26 00:01:37,700 --> 00:01:40,180 back of the picture Which turned out to 27 00:01:40,180 --> 00:01:41,760 be the old man's will? 28 00:01:41,980 --> 00:01:45,720 He had left all of his property to 29 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,760 anybody who thought enough of his son to 30 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,400 Want his portrait the old lady became rich 31 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,800 overnight Well that story always stirs me friends 32 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,780 and our text today speaks of ways we 33 00:01:59,780 --> 00:02:02,960 can honor God with our lives We will 34 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,240 be in Proverbs chapter 3 and in verses 35 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,400 5 through 10 You may turn in your 36 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,860 Bibles there now friends and may God attend 37 00:02:12,860 --> 00:02:17,520 the reading of his holy word But trust 38 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,320 in the Lord with all thine heart and 39 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,660 lean not unto thine own understanding in all 40 00:02:24,660 --> 00:02:28,840 thy ways Acknowledge him and he shall direct 41 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,940 thy paths Be not wise in thine own 42 00:02:32,940 --> 00:02:36,920 eyes Fear the Lord and depart from evil. 43 00:02:37,220 --> 00:02:39,860 It shall be held to the navel and 44 00:02:40,420 --> 00:02:44,480 Merrill to the bones Honor the Lord with 45 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,940 that substance and with the firstfruits of all 46 00:02:48,940 --> 00:02:53,020 thine increase So shall that barns be filled 47 00:02:53,020 --> 00:02:56,640 with plenty and that presses shall burst out 48 00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:00,120 with new wine I will stop there friends 49 00:03:01,060 --> 00:03:02,680 In our passage today. 50 00:03:02,900 --> 00:03:05,780 We see ways in which we can honor 51 00:03:05,780 --> 00:03:09,540 God in our lives You see friends when 52 00:03:09,540 --> 00:03:13,260 you preach a God-centered gospel then your 53 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:15,380 hearers will want to live their lives to 54 00:03:15,380 --> 00:03:18,480 the glory of God But if we preach 55 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,200 the man-centered gospel, so prevalent in our 56 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,740 day Then your congregation will want to live 57 00:03:25,740 --> 00:03:30,500 unto themselves and please themselves This passage from 58 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,660 Proverbs is for the God-centered crowd that 59 00:03:33,660 --> 00:03:38,220 follows Jesus along the narrow way There are 60 00:03:38,220 --> 00:03:41,020 four ways spoken here in our text of 61 00:03:41,020 --> 00:03:42,720 how we can honor the Lord with our 62 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:47,800 lives number one By honoring him with our 63 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,020 whole heart in the seat of our affections 64 00:03:51,020 --> 00:03:55,580 number two By honoring him with our whole 65 00:03:55,580 --> 00:04:02,060 allegiance in our daily actions number three by 66 00:04:02,060 --> 00:04:05,780 honoring him with our whole obedience in a 67 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:10,640 life of consecration and Number four by honoring 68 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,620 him with our whole tithe with our finances 69 00:04:15,399 --> 00:04:19,760 You see friends God wants all our heart 70 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,900 Too many fail here and try to serve 71 00:04:22,900 --> 00:04:25,660 God with a divided heart and I can 72 00:04:25,660 --> 00:04:28,540 tell you I've tried it And I can 73 00:04:28,540 --> 00:04:31,540 assure you friends a half-hearted worship of 74 00:04:31,540 --> 00:04:34,700 God will only result in a half-baked 75 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:37,680 Religion that has no witness to the world 76 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,300 and no power from on high like that 77 00:04:41,300 --> 00:04:44,520 rich man Who left his entire estate to 78 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,900 the one who would honor his son? 79 00:04:47,340 --> 00:04:51,620 so to God will open heaven's blessings and 80 00:04:51,620 --> 00:04:55,340 Resources to the person who honors the son 81 00:04:55,340 --> 00:04:58,440 with his life as it is lived unto 82 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:03,260 God for his great glory Let us pray