Do you know God?

Sometimes God dramatically interrupts our lives to get through to us. But other times, His work is slow and subtle as He patiently leads us to a place of readiness to obey Him. If God is speaking to you in the quiet of your heart and you haven't already received His gift of salvation, don't wait for an unusual event to occur. He is ready to welcome you now, just as you are, wherever you find yourself. There is only one path to life with God and eternity in His presence: Repent of your sins, confess your belief that Jesus is the Son of God, and receive Him as Savior. You can use the following prayer or your own words. ----> Lord Jesus, I believe You are truly the Son of God. I confess that I have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. Please forgive all my wrongdoing, and let me live in relationship with You from now on. I receive You as my personal Savior, accepting the work You accomplished on my behalf once and for all on the cross. Thank You for saving me. Help me to live a life that is pleasing to You. In Your name we pray, Amen.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Giving Glory To God

Definitions from the old Webster's Dictionary:
1. To praise; to magnify and honor in worship; to ascribe honor to, in thought or words. (Psalm 86:9) God is glorified, when such his excellency, above all things, is with due admiration acknowledged.
2. To make glorious; to exalt to glory, or to celestial happiness. Whom he justified, them he also glorified. (Romans 8). The God of our fathers hath glorified his son Jesus. (Acts 3).
3. To praise; to honor; to extol. Whomsoever they find to be most licentious of life--him they set up and glorify.
4. To procure honor or praise to.

Basic Passage:
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God - 1 Corinthians 10:31

The Heavens Declare:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handy workPsalm 19:1

The Seraphim Declare:
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his gloryIsaiah 6:1-3

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle - Exodus 33:11

And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with himExodus 34:29
When Moses had face to face fellowship with God, he was glorifying God and the glory of God shone upon him.) (Fellowship is often more important than performance!

Through Worship:
So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of GodII Chronicles 5:14 [This was at the completion of the building of the temple by Solomon].

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of IsraelPsalm 22:23

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy namePsalm 86:9

Through LORDSHIP:
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the FatherPhilippians 2:11
1. When we accept Jesus as Lord.
2. When we lead others to accept Jesus as Lord.

Through Praise:
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of GodPsalm 50:23

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermorePsalm 86:12

Through Thanksgiving:
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of GodII Corinthians 4:15

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified GodLuke 17:15 (The one leper stopped to give Jesus thanks for the healing.)

Through Righteousness:
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of GodPhilippians 1:11

Through Humility
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. - Galatians 6:14

Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. Give glory to the LORD your God,before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darknessJeremiah 13:15-16

Through Claiming the promises of God:
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. - 2 Corinthians 1:20

He (Abraham) staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. - Romans 4:20

Through Receiving one another:
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. - Romans 15:7

Through Suffering as a Believer:
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. - I Peter 4:16

Through Faithfulness unto death:
This spake he, signifying by what death he [Peter] should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow meJohn 21:19

But he [Stephen], being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. - Acts 7:55

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. - Revelation 12:11

Through Receiving Healing:
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. - John 11:4

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. - John 16:14

Through Calling upon the Lord for help.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins,for thy name's sake. - Psalm 79:9

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. - Psalm 50:15

Through The Witness Of Good Works:
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. - Matthew 5:16

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. - I Peter 2:12

Through Physical Discipline:
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. - I Corinthians 6:20

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. - Romans 12:1-2

Through Giving:
Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men. - II Corinthians 9:13

Through Bearing Fruit:
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. - John 15:8
1. Sharing your faith with others and winning others to Christ.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. - Daniel 12:2-3

2. Producing the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - Galatians 5:22-23

Through Believing Jesus:
Jesus saith unto her [Martha], 'Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?' - John 11:40