There once was a boss who wrote this memo to his personnel director: “Search the company for an alert, talented young man who can step into my shoes. When you find him – fire him!” That boss was insecure and jealous, and the potential for growth in his business was stunted because of it.

When Adolf Hitler was looking for a chauffeur he selected the shortest man he could find and kept him as his driver for the rest of his life. This man was so short that he needed special blocks under the driver’s seat just to see over the steering wheel. Hitler used other people to make himself look bigger than he really was. Have you ever done that?

Paul told us, “Take delight in honoring each other” (Romans 12:10 TLB). Whose life are you making a difference in today?

Tags: honor, World War II