Giving Glory to God

This year, I bought a journal and am using it to develop my prayer life. I’ve divided it into sections for praise, thanksgiving, prayer for friends and family, prayer for those who don’t know the Lord, personal requests, ministry, etc.  Psalm 71:14, 15 says, “But I will hope continually and will praise You more and more. My mouth will tell about Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up.” This verse is recorded at the top of page 6 of my journal to remind me of things to praise God.  So far, I have 54 items, which is on pace for one topic per day.  Page 7 continues with Psalm 146:2—“I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live.” I start with these two pages daily because they set the tone of praise and remind me of what is most important in life—God!

Meditation
Psalm 117:1,2--Praise the Lord, all nations! Glorify Him, all peoples! For His faithful love to us is great; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah!
 
Giving glory to God is life-changing. For a good reason, the Bible commends all people to glorify Him.  First, it reminds our hearts that He forever loves us faithfully and possesses incredible attributes and qualities He bestows upon us. Knowing this improves our attitude, bolsters our confidence, increases our resiliency, and helps set our course on pleasing Him.
           
Second, giving God glory takes the focus off of us and places it on our Creator. We cannot save anyone or ourselves from evil and death—He can do both. We are flawed. He is perfect. We are selfish by nature. He can transform our nature into the way He designed us for eternity. Any self-focused life is destined for disappointment and failure.  Any life devoted to God will be rewarded beyond our wildest imagination. 
           
Here are five ways to glorify God:
·  Recognize in Scripture God-glorifying truths and share them with Him as praise offerings.
·  Observe what He is doing around us and thank Him. (Journal pages 10 and 11 are filling up with things for which to be thankful).
·  Testify to others about our awesome Father.
·  Do our best in our attitude and conduct so that He is pleased and honored.
·   Avoid sin and anything that displeases Him.
           
God-glorifying people are not hard to spot. No matter what they are going through, their life is characterized by gratitude.  Something to think about and emulate . . . in reveration.
 
Inspiration
“It is one thing to go through a crisis grandly, and another thing to go through every day glorifying God when nobody is paying any attention to you.”—Oswald Chambers in Run Today’s Race
 
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Ecclesiastes 12:10-The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and to accurately write words of truth.  (Holman CSB)