To
God Be the Glory
To God be the Glory,
To God be the Glory,
To God be the Glory
For the things He has done
With His blood He has saved me
With His power He has raised me
To God be the glory
For the things He has done.
If you would like to hear this song in its entirety
you could Google: My Tribute to God Be the Glory; as sung by the Booth
Brothers. I am using the chorus to their song here above. I can hear them
singing this in my head and what a delight to know the truth of these very
words.
Now let’s look at scripture. Ephesians Chapter 3
Verses 20-21
(20) to him who by means of his power working in us
is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for, or ever think of.
(21) to God be the glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.
(Good News Bible)
To him – to God –
Who by His power is able-
God is able to heal us, deliver us from sin, correct
us, restore us, renew our minds, transform us, raise us up, forgive us and
resurrect us. God can give us patience, hope, joy and teach us to love and
serve as Jesus did. He can fill us with the Holy Spirit so that we can counsel
others, comfort the sick, and bring peace to the dying. He is able and as He
works through us He makes us able to do as He directs and guides us to do. In
Galatians Chapter 5 Verses 22 to 23, we are told in the Good News Bible the
following;
(22) But the spirit produces love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness
(23) humility and self-control. There is no law
against such things as these.
Therefore we know God wants us to distribute all of
these as He makes us able to carry out these acts of love for Him.
We cannot imagine all that God has declared in the
heaven for us. It goes beyond what we can think or ask for. In His goodness and
grace to us we are made able because He desires for us to be a testimony to the
world, that we are no longer heavy laden sinners without help, but are
transformed into the likeness of His Son, Jesus. We are children of God, and
our brother Jesus is heir to all His Father in heaven owns and we are joint
heirs with Jesus. This is one amazing thought that goes beyond what we can
really understand. We are joint heirs with Jesus. Praise the Lord!!
To God be the glory
In the church
In Christ Jesus
For all time
Forever and ever
Amen.
We cannot take credit for the good works and deeds
which God has prepared for us to do. The work done through the church brings
glory to God. The work done in Jesus name brings glory to God. In this life we
are given; we are to bring honour and glory to God as He gives us the privilege
to carry out His work, for Him, here on earth. Our hearts need to be pure so
that people who are not Christians see Christ in us, in our words and our
actions. May they see in us love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, and
faithfulness. Also see us as being humble and in self-control. Our church needs
to reflect this and we as Christians must reflect it as well. The glory of God
should be clearly seen because it resides within us. From generation to
generation until the end of time this should be how the church and its
followers give glory to God for all time, forever and ever. Remember Jesus
telling His disciples to go and preach the gospel and that He would be with
them always to the end of the age? This is found in Matthew Chapter 28 verses
19 and 20. I am paraphrasing here. To the end of the age; I would take to mean
forever and ever.
To our God who is able, may we give thanks and glory
unto Him every day, forever and ever, until we reside in heaven with Him. I love how these two verses remind me of the
power we have because Jesus resides in our heart. May our personalities reflect
the love and glory we receive when we accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour and He
directs our steps, every day, until the very day our journey is complete into
heaven.
Next week I will be on vacation so I will not have a
writing on Wednesday July 28, but I will be back on Wednesday Aug. 04th. Looking forward to joining you then.
Blessings to everyone.
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