I confess my Sin.

 I Confess My Sin of Not Honouring You

A Reflection on Malachi 1:6, 1 John 1:9, and Psalm 51:1-2

A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due Me? If I am a master, where is the respect due Me? says the Lord Almighty. (Malachi 1:6)

I confess my sin of not honouring You—the times I have failed

To give You the glory, the praise, the honor that is due.

I have been quick to speak, slow to listen,

Slow to acknowledge Your presence, Your power, Your provision.

I confess—the times I have honoured others more than You,

The times I have sought the approval of man over the fear of the Lord.

The times I have placed my reputation above Your name,

The times I have been ashamed of Your gospel, Your truth, Your flame.

I confess—the times I have not honoured You in my words,

The times my tongue has spoken what is bitter and unkind.

The times I have not honoured You in my actions,

The times I have chosen the path of least resistance, the path of distraction.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

I confess—the times I have not honoured You in my thoughts,

The times I have allowed my mind to wander into darkness.

The times I have not honoured You in my relationships,

The times I have not loved as You have loved.

Forgive me, Lord—for the honour I have withheld,

For the praise I have kept, for the glory I have not given.

Restore to me the joy of honouring You,

And let my life be a living testimony of Your worth.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. (Psalm 51:2)

I honour You now—with all that I am,

With all that I have, with all that I will be.

I honour You in my words, in my actions,

In my thoughts, in my relationships.

I honour You—in the morning and in the evening,

In the silence and in the noise,

In the joy and in the sorrow,

In the triumph and in the trial.

Forgive my sin of not honouring You.

Cleanse me, restore me, and let my life be a song of honour to Your name.

I choose to honour You today, and every day.

Amen.