⭕️What we call faith in the bible is actually attached to honour.

⭕️When you have faith in God, you respect God enough to believe that He will do what He says He will do.

⭕️Not everyone can be trusted and not everyone can be taken at their word.

⭕️If a two-year old child says they will kill you, you will not take that threat as seriously as you would if it came from an adult.

⭕️Honour is a law in the spirit that makes things move in your direction (Hebrews 7:7).

THE BENEFITS OF HONOUR

1.AN INHERITANCE IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH HONOUR (Genesis 27:3-4)

⭕️It is a system of transfer of things from one person to another.

⭕️A father can choose not to give an inheritance to one of his children based on their behaviour.

⭕️Dishonour cuts you off from an inheritance while honour puts you in line to receive the inheritance.

2.IT BRINGS ABOUT MULTIPLICATION (Proverbs 3:9-10, Luke 17:16-19)

⭕️Wherever there is honour, multiplication is straightforward.

3.HONOUR BRINGS SECURITY (1 Samuel 2:30)

⭕️The purpose of authority is three-fold: security, promotion and favour.

⭕️The authority you don’t honour cannot promote you.

⭕️The authority you don’t honour cannot cover you.

4.HONOUR BRINGS ABOUT FAVOUR (Esther 4:16, 5:2-4, 1:1-12, 2 Samuel 15:2)

⭕️It is the authority you honour that can favour you.

⭕️God is honoured when He is believed and trusted.

⭕️When you honour God you receive honour back, and when God honours you there is no door that cannot open for you.

⭕️Mark those who do not want to celebrate with and mourn with you.

⭕️Honour will give you access to a place and keep you long in that place.

⭕️Dishonour is exit.

⭕️Remember who helped you.

⭕️Remember those who blessed you.

WHO SHOULD WE HONOUR?

1.GOD (1 Samuel 2:30, Matthew 6:33)

⭕️Prioritise God.

⭕️Spending quality time in prayer and the word is honouring God.

⭕️Obeying and trusting God is honouring Him.

2.HONOUR SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES (1 Samuel 18:5)

⭕️There are gates in heaven for protocol.

⭕️If you  dishonour the system, the system will take  you out.

3.HONOUR YOUR PARENTS (Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Ephesians 6:2)

⭕️Obey and respect your parents.

⭕️Give them something to show you value them.

⭕️Long life is in honour.

4.HONOUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13)

⭕️You are not honouring them because of their personality or the way they dress but because of their work.

⭕️They are appointed by God to do what they are doing.

5.HONOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (Romans 13:1-2, 1 Peter 2:17)

⭕️Some people’s curses are because of dishonour to government officials.

6.HONOUR YOUR BOSSES AT WORK (1 Peter 2:18, Genesis 16:9)

⭕️Dishonour will make your work difficult and you risk losing your job.

⭕️One of the proofs of honour is adaptation.

⭕️Your ability to adapt shows you have honour.

7.HONOUR YOUR SPOUSE (WIFE OR HUSBAND) (1 Peter 3:7, Ephesians 5:33, Matthew 12:34)

⭕️Dishonour can hinder prayers.

⭕️Words are like water that is poured on the ground.

⭕️Pride, offense and familiarity breed dishonour.

⭕️Are you able to compose yourself when you’ve been offended?

⭕️What you say when you are offended is the truth that is in your heart.

⭕️Think before you speak.

8.RESPECT ELDERS (Leviticus 19:32)

⭕️Those who are older than us deserve to be honoured.

HOW DO YOU HONOUR?

1.THROUGH RESPECT (1 Sam 14:22)

⭕️Speak and act respectfully.

2.OBEDIENCE (John 14:21)

3.Giving (Malachi 1:6-7, Proverbs 3:9-10)

4.THROUGH WORDS OF THANKSGIVING AND ADMIRATION

⭕️To say “thank you” is honour and to be ungrateful is dishonour.

5.THROUGH SERVICE (Philippians 2:21-22, Deuteronomy 28:47, Mark 6:5)

⭕️Honour God by serving Him with your efforts, resources, talents and time.