God honors his saints. “If you are not ashamed of Me on earth I will not be ashamed of you in heaven” says He.
1) I cannot find the above in the Bible but it sounds good. I am willing to be corrected and will you point me toward the source. Again, it reminds me of the following. They quote the source as the scriptures but it is not. Jesus quickly corrects them with the truth.
Joh 6:31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
Joh 6:32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now He offers you the true bread from heaven.
2) Lets assume your statement is ok and look at it closely.
God honors his saints, not us. Our purpose in life is to honor God. Where does the honor take place? What does the honor God gives look like? It says “not ashamed”, that is a far distance away from honor or veneration as you would call it.
3)Most times “higher ground” is needed to let Gods Spirit speak to us. The Bible is very consistent in what it says throughout the old and new testament.
Psa_149:9 to carry out on them the judgment written; this is an honor for all His saints. Praise Jehovah!
Praise and honor belong to Jehovah.
2Th 1:10 when He shall come to be glorified in His saints and to be admired in all those who believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that Day.
The purpose of the saints is to glorify God
Luk 17:10 In the same way, when you obey Me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”
The above is the response of any true saint. They are unworthy and do not deserve any honor. Puts us in our place doesn’t it?
Luk 1:49 For the Mighty One is holy, and He has done great things for me.
Luk 1:50 He shows mercy from generation to generation to all who fear Him.
Luk 1:51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
Luk 1:52 He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
Luk 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.
Luk 1:54 He has helped His servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.
Luk 1:55 For He made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.”
The above is Mary’s testimony. It is not about her. It is about God.
I thank God for the “iron sharpening” this morning.
Jesus said to the centurion, “I have not found such in all Israel!” paraphrased
and in another place:
“Nathaniel, a man without guile” paraphrased
And so it is that I am permitted to make such declarations of honor of fellow creatures where truthful and appropriate.
Good try but artfully dodged.