Restoring Honour to Christianity

I keep hearing it in my spirit like a warning bell and a wedding bell at the same time.

A warning… because something sacred is being trampled.

A wedding bell… because the Bride of Christ is being called back into alignment, beauty, purity, and power.

And the phrase that keeps pressing on my heart is simple:

“Restore the culture of honor.”

Not the culture of celebrity. Not the culture of hype. Not the culture of personality and platforms. Not the culture of control or fear. But the culture of honor—the kind that Heaven recognizes, the kind that unlocks the miraculous, the kind that keeps the unity of the Spirit intact, and the kind that protects the anointing from being wasted in a room full of offense.

Because I’ve watched something in the modern church that grieves me: we have learned how to sing about the cross while still crucifying each other with our tongues. We have learned how to preach grace while refusing to extend it. We have learned how to shout “Lord, send revival,” while we dishonor the very vessels God is using to carry it.

And if we don’t wake up, we will keep asking God for “more,” while Heaven is whispering, “You can’t steward more if you despise what you already have.”

Honor Is Not a Preference—It’s a Kingdom Law

There is a verse that has haunted me in a holy way for years:

“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house… And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” (Matthew 13:57–58)

That passage isn’t just a story about Nazareth. It’s a diagnostic for the modern church.

Jesus—the Anointed One—stood in His hometown ready to heal, deliver, restore, and reveal the Father. But something in the atmosphere resisted Him. Not because He lacked power… but because the people refused to recognize who was in front of them.

They looked at the Carpenter and couldn’t see the Christ.

They reduced the prophetic to the familiar.

They made the anointing “common.”

And the Bible connects the two realities: dishonor and unbelief.

In other words, dishonor isn’t just rude. It’s not just “personality.” It’s not just “I’m blunt.” Dishonor is spiritual. It carries an invisible message:

“I refuse to value what God has placed in you for me.”

And when that spirit gets into a church, it doesn’t just affect relationships—it affects revelation, impartation, healing, and breakthrough.

I have seen rooms where the presence of God was thick, the word was clear, the invitation was real—and yet certain people could not receive. Not because God wasn’t moving… but because their hearts had quietly closed through cynicism, criticism, offense, and suspicion.

And I can feel the Lord confronting it in this hour:

“My people want miracles, but they won’t honor My messengers. My people want deliverance, but they speak with contempt. My people want revival, but they devour one another.”

We’re Living in a Loud Age That Rewards Dishonor

We are living in a generation where dishonor is marketed as “boldness.”

Sarcasm is called “discernment.”

Mockery is called “truth.”

And tearing people down is called “being real.”

But Heaven doesn’t confuse harshness with holiness.

And the church cannot afford to drink from the spirit of this age and still expect to carry the spirit of Christ.

Because the world trains people to do this:

“If you disagree, dishonor. If you’re disappointed, cancel. If you’re offended, shame. If you’re uncomfortable, attack.”

But the Kingdom trains us differently:

“Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” (1 Peter 2:17)

That verse shocks people because it doesn’t say, “Honor everyone who acts honorably.” It simply says, honor everyone. Why? Because honor isn’t first about them.

Honor is first about what’s happening inside me.

Honor is a spiritual posture. It’s an inner standard. It’s the discipline of the heart that says:

“I will not let what’s wrong in you create what’s wrong in me.”

Now let me say this clearly: honor does not mean enabling abuse. Honor does not mean ignoring sin. Honor does not mean surrendering wisdom or boundaries. The Bible confronts sin directly. The Bible calls leaders to accountability. The Bible tells us to test spirits, judge fruit, and walk in truth.

But there is a difference between biblical confrontation and demonic contempt.

One restores. The other poisons.

One protects the Body. The other feeds pride.

One is driven by love. The other is driven by self-righteousness.

And the modern church must learn again: truth without honor becomes a weapon.

Honor Protects the Anointing From Becoming “Common”

There’s a principle Jesus taught that sounds simple but carries weight:

“Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward.” (Matthew 10:41)

That means something is released through reception.

Not through perfection. Not through your agreement with every sentence. Not through your personality preference.

Through reception.

When I honor what God is doing through someone—even if they’re not packaged the way I like—I position myself to receive the grace that rests on that assignment.

And here is the tragedy: many people don’t lose their breakthrough because the devil is so powerful. They lose it because they can’t stop picking apart the vessel.

They don’t like the preacher’s tone.

They don’t like the singer’s style.

They don’t like the leader’s weakness.

They don’t like the church’s culture.

And instead of praying, they critique. Instead of covering, they expose. Instead of building, they bleed the house.

And while they’re dissecting the messenger, they miss the message.

I am telling you plainly: dishonor will make you blind to what God is doing in the room.

And what you call “discernment” might actually be pride wearing church clothes.

Miriam, Aaron, and Moses: When God Defends Honor

There is a story that feels like it was written for this generation:

Miriam and Aaron—Moses’ own family—begin to murmur against him (Numbers 12). They don’t like his decisions. They don’t like his marriage. And they begin to speak.

And the Bible gives a chilling phrase:

“And the Lord heard it.” (Numbers 12:2)

That line should make every one of us pause.

Because people talk like God isn’t listening.

They type like Heaven doesn’t record.

They whisper like angels don’t witness.

But the Lord heard it.

And God calls them to the doorway of the tabernacle and defends Moses. God essentially says:

“I speak to others in dreams and visions, but with Moses I speak face to face… Why were you not afraid to speak against My servant?” (Numbers 12:6–8)

I don’t read that story and think, “Wow, Moses must have been perfect.”

I read it and think, God takes honor seriously.

Because the spirit of dishonor is not a small sin. It is the same spirit that began rebellion in Heaven. It is the seed of division. It is spiritual leprosy—it numbs feeling, isolates people, and spreads quickly.

And what happened to Miriam? Leprosy. Isolation. Separation from the camp.

That picture is so prophetic to me because I’ve watched it happen in church after church:

A person gets offended.

They start murmuring.

They start “just sharing concerns.”

They start recruiting agreement.

And slowly they become numb—unable to feel God, unable to rejoice, unable to receive.

The worship is anointed, but they feel nothing.

The word is strong, but it doesn’t land.

People around them are getting healed and refreshed, but they sit there cold.

And then they blame the church… but the real issue is that their heart has been numbed by dishonor.

Noah and Ham: What You Expose Reveals What You Carry

Genesis 9 tells another sobering story.

Noah falls into failure. He’s drunk. He’s uncovered.

Ham sees his father’s nakedness and runs out to tell his brothers.

But Shem and Japheth take a garment, walk in backwards, and cover him.

That story is not permission to ignore sin. But it is a prophetic mirror about our posture.

Because the question is not: Will you ever see flesh?

Of course you will.

Every leader is human. Every pastor has limitations. Every church has imperfections. Every worship team has off days. Every prophet has a personality.

The real question is: What will you do when you see it?

Will you become a Ham—broadcasting weakness, exposing failures, spreading contempt?

Or will you become a Shem/Japheth—covering with honor, protecting dignity, seeking restoration?

In this generation, many people have been trained by social media to be spiritual reporters instead of spiritual intercessors.

They “call out” everything.

They build platforms off criticism.

They gain followers by tearing down.

But Heaven is not impressed by your ability to expose.

Heaven is moved by your willingness to pray, to restore, to walk in humility, and to honor what God is doing—even while you’re asking God to purify it.

And notice what Noah’s honor produced: prophetic blessing over generations.

What you honor can bless your bloodline.

What you dishonor can poison your legacy.

The Modern Church Must Repent of Casual Contempt

Let me speak plainly in a first-person way, because I feel this deeply:

I believe the Holy Spirit is confronting the modern church because we have normalized what Scripture calls dangerous.

We laugh at leaders.

We mock churches.

We tear down worship.

We nitpick sermons.

We roll our eyes at authority.

We treat pastors like employees and prophets like content creators.

We talk about “anointing” while dishonoring offices God established.

And then we wonder why so many churches are dry.

We wonder why young believers deconstruct instead of mature.

We wonder why prayer meetings feel powerless.

We wonder why the gifts of the Spirit are rare.

We wonder why unity is fragile.

But if Nazareth teaches us anything, it’s this:

A culture of dishonor can shut down mighty works.

Not because God is weak—but because people become unreceptive.

And I can feel the Lord saying:

“You want My fire, but you won’t build My altar. You want My power, but you won’t keep My order. You want My glory, but you won’t guard My unity.”

Honor in the Church Looks Like This

A culture of honor is not soft. It is not passive. It is not naive.

It is strong enough to speak truth without contempt.

It is mature enough to correct without humiliating.

It is spiritual enough to disagree without becoming divisive.

It is humble enough to say, “I might be wrong.”

Honor in the church looks like:

• Refusing to join gossip, even when it’s dressed as “prayer.”

  
  
  
  

• Honoring the office, even when the person is imperfect (Romans 13:1, 7).

  
  
  
  

• Esteeming leaders who labor among you (1 Thessalonians 5:12–13).

  
  
  
  

• Obeying and praying for spiritual leadership, not because they’re flawless, but because they will give account (Hebrews 13:17).

  
  
  
  

• Correcting privately when possible, instead of embarrassing publicly (Matthew 18:15–17).

  
  
  
  

• Speaking with grace, not sarcasm (Ephesians 4:29).

  
  
  
  

• Choosing unity, not superiority (Ephesians 4:1–3).

  
  
  
  

Honor says:

“I will not treat sacred things casually.”

“I will not treat people as disposable.”

“I will not treat the church as a product.”

“I will not let offense become my identity.”

“I will keep my spirit clean.”

A Prophetic Plea: Don’t Let Offense Become Your Language

I’ve learned something over time: offense is rarely satisfied with one moment.

It wants residence.

It wants a room in your heart.

It wants to become your lens.

And once it does, you don’t just see problems—you start looking for them.

You don’t just notice weakness—you begin to feed on it.

You don’t just have a concern—you become a critic.

And the Holy Spirit gets crowded out, not by blatant rebellion, but by constant negativity that feels justified.

So I’m asking myself—and I’m asking the church:

What would happen if we honored again?

What would happen if we walked into church looking to receive instead of evaluate?

What would happen if we treated leaders like humans carrying holy assignments, not performers carrying our expectations?

What would happen if we covered one another, defended one another, and prayed instead of posting?

What would happen if we restored the fear of the Lord in our speech?

I believe we would see mighty works again.

I believe healing would increase.

I believe unity would deepen.

I believe the prophetic would become safer.

I believe young believers would be discipled instead of disillusioned.

I believe churches would become houses of presence again, not theaters of opinion.

Because honor makes room for Heaven.

Dishonor makes room for division.

The Lord Is Raising Houses Marked by Honor

I don’t believe God is finished with the church. I believe God is purifying it.

And I sense that in this hour, God is drawing a line between two cultures:

• Churches that love controversy and feed cynicism.

  
  
  
  

• Churches that love presence and feed honor.

  
  
  
  

One culture will trend. The other will transform.

One culture will attract crowds. The other will host glory.

And I feel a prophetic invitation:

“Come out of the spirit of dishonor. Come into the culture of honor. Come back to clean speech. Come back to humble hearts. Come back to reverence.”

Because the next move of God will not be carried by the loudest voices. It will be carried by the purest hearts.

And the pure heart does not delight in tearing down.

It delights in building the house of God.

It delights in unity.

It delights in restoration.

It delights in honoring the King by honoring His Body.

So yes—let’s confront sin. Let’s expose darkness. Let’s protect the flock. Let’s demand integrity.

But let’s do it with the spirit of Christ.

Because the goal is not to win arguments.

The goal is to reveal Jesus.

And Jesus is not revealed through contempt.

Jesus is revealed through truth and love walking together.

Prophetic Declarations to Establish a Culture of Honor

I declare, in the name of Jesus Christ:

1. A spirit of honor is being restored to the modern church, and the spirit of dishonor is being uprooted.

   
   
   
   

2. Offense will not rule my heart—I will not partner with cynicism, suspicion, or contempt.

   
   
   
   

3. My mouth will not be a weapon against the Body of Christ—my words will carry life, purity, and reverence.

   
   
   
   

4. I will honor what God honors, and I will not treat holy assignments as common.

   
   
   
   

5. I will receive the gifts God sends, and I will not miss my breakthrough through familiarity or criticism.

   
   
   
   

6. I break agreement with gossip and murmuring—I will be an intercessor, not a reporter.

   
   
   
   

7. I will cover weakness with wisdom and confront sin with love, never with humiliation or pride.

   
   
   
   

8. My heart will stay tender toward the Holy Spirit—I will not be numbed by negativity.

   
   
   
   

9. My house will be marked by honor—honor in marriage, honor in family, honor in leadership, honor in the church.

   
   
   
   

10. The mighty works of God will not be shut down in my atmosphere—faith and honor will create room for miracles.

    
    
    
    

11. I declare generational blessing through honor—my children and my children’s children will walk in reverence and favor.

    
    
    
    

12. I decree unity in the Body of Christ, and I reject the spirit of division in Jesus’ name.

    
    
    
    

13. I will be a builder of the house of God, not a consumer, not a critic, not a destroyer.

    
    
    
    

14. A fresh fear of the Lord is returning to the church, and it will cleanse speech, motives, and relationships.

    
    
    
    

15. Honor will become the culture of my life, and the presence of God will rest where honor is established.

    
    
    
    

In Jesus’ mighty name—Amen. Much love.