Cup Half Full Series-Glorify God!

“And my glory will I not give to another”

There is a sacred Hymn of Faith entitled, “To God Be The Glory!”  It contains these lyrics:  “To God be the glory, for the great things He hath done!”  God is Creator …  and the only one truly worthy of being glorified.  Man can be creative, but man cannot create; that claim to fame belongs to God alone!  Man can only fashion with what God has already created.  Man can make graven images of things in an attempt to replicate creation, but those images are not worthy to be praised according God … The Creator of heaven and earth!  God’s most Holy Word, recorded in The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 42:8, declares,” I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another; neither my praise to graven images.”

Jesus Christ, identified in the Holy Bible as God’s only begotten Son, was sent by God to save us from self-destruction caused by sin.  Sin separates us from God, but Jesus’ perfect atonement for our sin on The Cross of Calvary reconciles us to God!  It is recorded in the Gospel of John 3:16 where it is written, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Jesus glorified God in all He did while He was here on this earth.  He was sent to accomplish a mission and He succeeded as evidenced by what He did for us on the Cross.  God was glorified in Jesus Christ … whom He’d given a sacred charge to keep!  Jesus spoke these words to the Heavenly Father, as recorded in the Gospel of John 17:4 where it is written, “I have glorified thee on the earth:  I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.”

Our purpose is not to seek vain glory!  Our purpose is to live a life that is pleasing to God, thereby bringing Glory to His Holy Name … and ultimately glorifying Him alone!  Jesus is our greatest example and He truly made it possible for us to be able to get past ourselves and …. GLORIFY GOD!!!

Isaiah 42:8; John 3:16, 14:4