Anyone could do that!

honor to whom
honor is due
In this rude, disrespectful world, it is refreshing
to read simple teachings in the Word of God,
such as giving honor to others. Romans 12
and 13 give very practical guidelines for God’s
people to live the life of Christ, being salt and
light, in a dark, cruel world.
Take, for example, the simple phrase, Render
to all what is due them…honor to whom honor
(Romans 13:7 nasb).
Recently I was thinking of men and women
who have influenced me in practical daily living
for Christ. When I was twelve, my widowed
mother remarried and we moved to Southern
California to the little desert town of Indio. As
a 12-year-old boy, it was difficult for me to find
work that summer. I began to go door-to-door
asking for odd jobs. One kind, older man, Mr.
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