REFLECTING THE GLORY OF GOD
Our God is a holy God. His glory comes not just from His majesty, but from His purity, His spotlessness. Many people long to radiate the same aura to the world. But how can we, human beings who often err, reflect His glory? (Inanimate things by their very existence show forth the wonders of our Creator God but we human beings with our self-will often make wrong choices that prevent us from doing so or that cause us to reflect something quite contrary to the beauty of our God. What we say about God is often negated by our actions that do not honour Him.)
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We, therefore, need cleansing from our sins through the blood of Jesus. Subsequently, the indwelling of our person by God’s Spirit can enable us to live a life in consonance with God’s standards as shown in His word if we submit to Him. Then we can begin to reflect God’s glory.
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This is a choice we can make today and we will see a marked difference between our lives and the degenerate lives around us and by God’s grace, we can help them choose the better way – JESUS. This is the implication of Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
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1 Peter 3:1-2 puts in clearer terms: “Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation* coupled with fear.” Although this passage refers to wives in relation to their husbands, the message is applicable to every believer that has dealings with the unsaved.
PRAYER:
May God grant us the grace to live by the precepts of Hus word everyday so that our lives may reflect His glory in this fallen world in Jesus’ name.
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*conversation is old English for conduct
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Yes, the choice is ours to make.
Indeed, it is. Nice day to you, Sir!
Hmm, I feel blessed by this.. Thanks Aunty
Bless you, Immense!
This is so instructive. Thanks Aunty for this piece!
You are blessed, Justice!
the chioce is ours, I love this.
And the grace is available to help us choose right. Shalom!
NICE ONE
You are blessed!
What a wonderful encouraging post! It is great to be reminded that, because our sins are washed away, and because the Holy Spirit of God lives in us, that we reflect God’s glory to the world. I love this!
So glad to hear from you, Kathleen! Praise the Lord and may He help us to show His glory to the world more and more, leading men to salvation in Jesus’ name. May God’s grace abound upon you and your ministry in Jesus’ name.
Amen, dear sister!
I love that God’s redeemed us and dwells in us. Ma Edith you have a gift.
Glory to God, Ailie! I’m amazed at a the gifts the Lord has put into you too. It’s not for nothing that you go by the name Pen Paper Paint on Facebook. You are set to go places, my dear, in Jesus’ name.
Thank you so much Ma Edith. Your kind words bless my heart beyond words
Your words are full of wisdom
Nice one ma
Lord,i want to reflect your glory, i want people to look at me and see the beautiful nature of the lord in me. through my words, actions and thoughts, may i be a witness who will cause people to say indeed God is great and faithful, he is a rewarder of everyone who diligently seeks him. i believe you can empower me to become the person fit for your use.
Do you know what intrest you might not intrest God..your plans may not be his own plans for you..he does things in his own way…a holy God! Be like Jesus..let Jesus be seen in us..in me! And every other thing shall be added unto us..Amen
Our God is a holy God. His glory comes not just from His majesty, but from His purity, His spotlessness. Many people long to radiate the same aura to the world. It got my attention. I pray that God give us the grace to do his will here on earth.
My life should be a representation of God on earth. My life should also carry God’s aura all around. Thank you ma for sharing this with me.
My life should be a representation of God on earth. My life should also carry God’s aura all around. Thank you ma for sharing this with me
Reflection of the glory of God is not something we can do by ourselves or by our own might. We reflect God’s glory by the help of that spirit that indwells us because we’re washed by his blood.
Living a life that reflects God’s glory is not what we humans can do by ourselves we need the intervention of the holy spirit in us
This is true. We say we love God, we claim to glorify him, but our actions deny him. It’s sad that we are this way.
Lets not limit our worship with God just in word of moth rather let our actions glorify God and our lifestyle preach the word of God.
All we have to do is sincerely give ourselves to Him. Because when God is in Christ and Christ in us, there is no way we will not radiate His glory. Afterall a city set upon a hill can never be hidden. God bless you ma.
Reflecting the glory of God can be seen as another dimension of evangelism. While Jesus was on earth people still needed to see signs, so that they may believe that Jesus was sent from God. When we reflect the glory of God we become salts on earth and light upon hills. We draw people closer to God and we also glorify God in heaven.
Reflecting God’s glory means we carry his spirit and that means we are born again and live according to his words.
We need to try to seek his presence all the time for we need him always
Amen. its indeed a grate thing that I encountered you as my lecturer, as the grace you carry to encourage and win souls for Christ is massive