September 21 Glorifying God Galatians 6:14
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14)
You may recall that Jesus said in His Intercessory prayer to the Father, “I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do” (John 17:4). If Jesus glorified God by doing the work that God gave Him to accomplish, then most assuredly we can, as recipients of His unmerited favor at the Cross, likewise glorify God by doing the work which He has instructed us to do! There are many ways in which, we as God’s people, can glorify Him! WE CAN GLORIFY GOD BY BEING IN HIS FAMILY! The fact is, we cannot glorify Him unless we are a part of His Family and that occurs through the claiming of the Shed Blood of Jesus to Save our Souls and we become a part of the Family of God! WE GLORIFY GOD BY BEING IN HIS CHURCH! The fellowship of OTHER believer’s, is key to our overall success. WE GLORIFY GOD IN THE NAME, CHRISTIAN! Every time that we are called “Christian,” the name of Christ, God’s Son, is honored and glorified! WE GLORIFY GOD IN OUR LIVES! We truly bring honor and glory to the name of Christ by the way that we live! Jesus told His Disciples, “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). TO GLORIFY GOD, WE MUST WALK WORTHY, WE MUST DISPLAY THE LOVE OF GOD IN OUR ENTIRE LIFE, WE MUST BE FAITHFUL TO HIS CALLING AND WE MUST “LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS” AS WE LOVE OURSELVES! I pray that our lives WILL be a REFLECTION of HIS GOODNESS, HIS GRACE and HIS LOVE! WHAT GOD DOES WITH US IS UP TO US, IT ALWAYS HAS, IT ALWAYS WILL!! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…Remember, THE BEST IS YET TO BE!