Pastor Josh continued the series on "The Code"
His passion for honour and value really showed
He said blessings often result from honouring others
Per Ephesians 6, especially our fathers and mothers
Another way to think of honour is as a value
There is a quantity and a quality in all we do
All of God's commandments we cannot even know
But focus on the core, from which the rest all flow
In Matthew 22:37, Jesus distilled it all into one statement
To love God completely is the greatest commandment
We cannot love Jesus without loving others as well
For Jesus' feet move with compassion, Josh did tell
And as we love Jesus, His love will enter into our heart
Then from the path of loving others we will not depart
Josh referred to eighties music and the love theme
But "the search is over" since Jesus' actions redeem
And if there is any doubt about what Jesus meant
John 6: 29 says "to believe in the one He has sent"
To do this right actually requires lots of hard work, Josh said
Reading the Word and in tough times, trusting God instead
Instead of cursing our enemies, we should forgive and bless
Even if their actions were intended to put us into a big mess
Put another way, our enemies we should not hate, but love
That is how we can best honour our heavenly father above
In short, we should listen to and believe God's word, then obey
Putting our trust in God is what faith is all about, Josh did say
And per Hebrews 11:6, without faith we cannot please God
In subsequent verses, Noah, Abraham, and others get a nod
Remember that if for some reasons we delay our obedience
His response will be delayed, for this is disobedience in a sense
Compared to any problem, God is bigger and stronger
David realised that, so Goliath was not alive much longer
This truth and God's deeds we must tell the next generation
By setting their hope in God they can have a strong foundation
About hope, two unchangeable things are in Hebrews 6:18-19
We are to be encouraged and use it as an anchor, it is seen
1 Corinthians 13:13 mentions faith, hope, and love
All three are important but the latter is rated far above
If we invest in these, we will receive the eternal reward
For our life's quality and quantity will please the Lord
Then Josh had us turn to First John chapter five verse three
"Obey His commands, which are not burdensome" we see
That is a good way to sum up Josh's message today
Telling us to honour, value, have faith, love, and obey
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