Tag: Glory

Passion Points

On By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

The Benefit of Storms – J. C. Ryle (via J. C. Ryle Quotes)Your trials may be many and great. Your cross may be very heavy. But the business of your soul is all conducted according to an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure…

10 Reasons Why God Allows Suffering – Jared Wilson (via Justin Taylor)While we may not be satisfied with what God has revealed about his purposes in suffering, we cannot justifiably say he has not revealed anything about his purposes in suffering…

9 Lessons From God Concerning Sickness – J. C. Ryle (via J. C. Ryle Quotes)6. To make us pray. Too many, I fear, never pray at all, or they only rattle over a few hurried words morning and evening without thinking what they do. But prayer often becomes a reality when the valley of the shadow of death is in sight...

I Give You Glory, O Christ – Ephraim of Syria (via Trevin Wax)Glory to You for Your love.
Glory to You for Your mercy.
Glory to You for Your patience.
Glory to You for forgiving us all our sins...

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day trusting your Savior and giving him glory!

How We Give Glory To God

On By BrianIn God & His Glory

In an earlier post, we looked at four reasons to give glory to God from Psalm 115.  Today, we want to consider four ways we give glory to God from the same psalm.  How do we give glory to God?

  • We give glory to God as we serve him (v2-8).  Followers of idols serve their idol, giving their obedience and allegiance.  As followers of the one true God, we should serve him, giving him our full obedience and allegiance.  Does he have your complete allegiance?  As we show that he alone is worthy of our total service, obedience, and allegiance, faithfully serve him each day, we give him glory.
  • We give glory to God as we trust him (v8-11).  Those who follow idols, trust in their idols.  But we trust in the Lord as our help and shield.    Are you trusting him in your current circumstances?  As we show that he alone is worthy of our complete trust, and we trust him in each situation, we give him glory.
  • We give God glory as we seek to be good stewards of his blessings (v12-17).  God has blessed us with countless blessings.  He has given us the resources of the earth.  He has given us whatever time we have here on earth.  How are you using his blessings?  His resources?  The time he has given you?  Are you using his blessings for selfish pursuits for your glory?  Or are you using his resources for the kingdom for his glory?  As we show that he is worthy of our stewardship, and we daily live as good stewards, we give him glory.
  • We give glory to God as we praise him (v12-18).  In response to his many blessings, we ought to praise him.  We ought to be grateful.  In our limited time here on earth, we should praise God.  We should give ourselves to singing his praises as we gather together as his people.  We should give ourselves to praising him all week longs as we talk about the great things he has done for us.  Are you giving yourself to praising God?  As we show that he is worthy of our praises, and we praise him each day, we give him glory.

God is worthy.  Will you give him the glory he deserves today?

Quotes To Ponder

On By BrianIn PASSION Quotes

Wherever I go, I can spread splashes of glory or showers of sin. 
What do I want to leave behind?
– Gary Thomas

The primary purpose of having hands and feet
that reach out to others is to display God’s glory.
– Gary Thomas

The greatest ethical challenge is so to live
that men don’t glorify you for living that way, but God.
– John Piper