We need to remember that God’s ultimate purpose in the earth and man is to bring glory to His Name. He wants to specially display to all His creatures His most wonderful character and ways. We have recently read that He largely does this through the church in Ephesians 3:10, “in order that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.” Paul is showing all the Ephesians that though the then existing temple Diana was one of the 7 world wonders, it is nothing compared to what God is doing through His people, the temple of the Holy God. Let us first focus on what this glory means and then see how He brings it about in His people.
Romans 3:21-31 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Justification by Faith. 21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being. 21+3 Blackjack is a very popular side bets blackjack variation, invented and patented by Derek J. Webb in 2000.The game is a combination of blackjack and three card poker, where your first 2 cards and the dealer’s face up card are used to combine a three card hand.
God’s glory
“To whom be the glory.” Doxology comes from two Greek words, the word ‘doxa’ for praise and ‘logos’ for word. This word is actually used in verse 21, the word for glory. Doxology means a word of praise or more simply praise. The strange thing about all of this is that somehow the church is bound up with this praise.
We should first remind us that this church that is mentioned here is the church that has compromised herself with the world. She has not loved God with all her heart or mind. The church we see around here is weakening by the day. The faithful are fewer in number while her enemies increase in every way. We know we should pray, but we don’t pray. We might come to worship, but we rather hear our praise songs than really worship and tremble before His mighty presence. Through this doxology Paul is asking, stating or perhaps demanding that all the praise, the worthy judgments, would be ascribed to the Lord. He is the One who has done so much. He alone ought to receive praise and glory.
The arena to see His glory
If we are to see the sports team play, we would need to go to the stadium. If we want to watch a movie, we go to the theater. If we are to see God’s glory, where are we to go? We are told to go to two places in order to see the glory of God: the church and Jesus Christ. Now we know that God is going to transform this world into a new heavens and earth. That will be special. Perhaps we could say it will be glorious. But we are told of a great glory here on earth. We must guard ourselves from applying this to another age for it is explicitly being spoken of our present age.
I suppose we are not surprised to see that this glory will be seen in Christ Jesus. We have already seen this in His past ministry. “And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.” (Matthew 17:2). We have seen it in His daily ministry where God would specially do all sorts of things. Tab launcher 2 8 1. John summarized his gospel with these words.
Many other signs therefore Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name (John 20:30-31).
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And of course we will see His glory in His resurrected state. I remind you that this is presently how He would be seen if one could see Him.
And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire; and His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been caused to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. And in His right hand He held seven stars; and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last (Revelation 1:14-17).
What is even much further from our minds is how the great glory of God is to be revealed in the church. It says here in verse 21 that God will be glorified in the church and in Christ Jesus. He leaves no doubt where God will make His glory known. He does not care for all those fancy meetings, advances in technologies or list of millionaires. We might not comprehend this, but it is true. The process has already started. It is for this reason Paul gets so excited about the mystery revealed.
The glory that He displays in the church is just like He does through Jesus. Like Jesus, we can think of past, present and future glory. The glory we see now is not as astonishing as what will happen in the future, but it is still rather remarkable for the power of God is revealed in her. One thing needs to be clear. The glory is not our own. It is God's glory in us. It does not derive from us.
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Remember when Paul talked about our salvation, God made sure that salvation is not by our own works less we would boast. “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9 Read more). Why? So all the glory would go to God. Just because we have a glorious God at work in our lives, we should never confuse this by thinking ourselves as worthy of this glory. That would hide God’s glory. God is jealous of His glory. Never steal it from Him. This is the reason pride always leads to a fall. Pride strips any possibility of convincing people that He is to be glorified. God hates pride because it is the ultimate delusion that defames His great Name and purports some idol in His place.
God is so able to show His awesome love, mercy and patience in that He has done it in a people so weak, helpless and bound in the evil one’s throes of death.
Duration of His Glory
God is orchestrating all sorts of events, big and small, to build up our faith in His glorious ability to work in today’s world. God is making His Name great through the way He redeems sinners from their slavery to the evil one. He is showing His infinite love in the way that He would call us to share the great riches of Christ for all eternity. He will be working in countless ways to display His glory, whether in what we call big or small matters. He creates helpless situations to bring us back again to call upon the all-able One to deliver us. Nothing is so grand as the work on the cross but every answer to prayer is a reminder that we are His children and that we now belong to His covenant.
The stories that are being made today will go down into history, His Story. They will be shared with other generations and shared for all eternity. Sidefx houdini 17 0 352. Somehow that great and mighty God, stooped down to rescue people like us. Every intervention in this world is another reminder of His constant love toward us. More than this, it is a reminder that He wants to do more things in our lives. He wants to pick up where we gave up. Why? Simply because He is looking for occasions to make His Name great.
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Do you have a little faith to use? Try Him out. He is looking for impossible situations to make His great Name known. After all, this is His purpose for His age.
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“No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. “You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give to you. “This I command you, that you love one another.” (John 15:15-17 Click graphic to read more).