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How do we glorify the Lord?

Pastor Larry Gatlin, So Oregon

 

First the Hebrew word for Glory is KAW-BAD. It means to be heavy. So when we glorify the Lord we are making Him heavier in our lives. We also are showing honor and respect. We are exalting Him and giving Him preeminence (THE ONLY PRIORITY) in our lives.

 

We often get taken with teachings about arranging priorities in our lives. You know, God number one, family number two, or ministry number three and the list goes on. But I have come to realize that the Lord doesn't want to be number one on our "Hit Parade" of priorities. He wants to be the only priority in our lives, and then He'll work all the others out for us; Of course that's provided that we'll let Him.

 

Well, now I should be in trouble with several who have always followed those listings of priorities. I'm really not excluding your lists. I'm just saying that when we make the Lord our only priority, He'll set the rest of our lives in the proper order.

 

The Greek word for glorify is, doxadzo. It means to, glorify, make full, show honor, to magnify. Glorifying the Lord is indeed or should be our only priority.  

 

But how can we do that? Well there are several ways:

 

1. Live a holy life.

2. Enter into His presence every day. Not just during corporate times of worship.

3. Give of our time, talents, labors, and finances.

4. Spend time building intimacy with Him; entering into the "Joy of our Lord".

 

But let me close with these five scriptures that will add some more depth to our list.

 

#1. We Glorify Him by Praising His Name!!!!!!!!!


Ps 22:23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

#2. We Glorify Him by doing Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Matt 5:16  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

 

Not doing good works to try and earn salvation, but good works that are produced by faith in Jesus Christ.

 

#3. By producing fruit:

 

Works and religion will never get any one to heaven; but when we really live the Christ life, we will produce fruit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

 

#4. We Glorify the Lord when we walk in unity:

 

I have learned over the years that unity is not a matter of everyone agreeing on everything. In fact we may never agree on everything. But it is an attitude that even though we may not agree, we can still walk together in the Love of Christ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Rom 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

#5. We Glorify the Lord as we totally commit our lives to Him and we worship Him with our whole being!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I finally understand why David worshipped the Lord with all his might and his whole being. Not just raising his hands, just dancing before the Lord, or just clapping; not just playing his harp and singing, it took his whole being to express exactly how he felt about the PRESENCE of the LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

1 Cor 6:19-20 What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

 

So my dear E-SAINTS, it is time to GLORIFY THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!

 

Pastor Larry

 

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