Dec 19, 2018
He said in a loud
voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has
come." Rev 14:7
Glory is transferable
but not containable. Never hold on to
the glory of God.
Football season is drawing to a close, and the best teams
are preparing for playoffs. Eventually,
a champion will be crowned and the team will be paraded through town,
interviewed, honored, and lifted up by all of their fans. It will be the spotlight moment, when they
are given glory for their achievement.
Spotlight moments don’t just happen from competition, it
happens in everyday life. There are
spotlight moments at work, at home, at school, in the community, on the field,
in the air, … everywhere. Any time a
significant action occurs (big or small), attention is given to a person, and
they have the glory light turned on
at them. In that moment, glory is being
transferred from one person to another.
Glory is transferable.
Watch an interview after a victory, and you’ll see it happen. The questioner will shine credit on the
person, and the answerer will either bask in the light or bashfully resist
it. Either way, there was a transfer.
Here’s the thing:
when that transfer happens, it’s called ‘worship’! Giving glory to something is how the Bible
describes true worship. God enjoys it
when we worship Him by giving glory through our heart’s son, through service to
Him, through prayers & praises, through talking about Him, and through hundreds
of other ways. Just like a bank
transaction, Glory is transferred.
The problem is not the transfer, but the containment of
glory. Any time we try to grab hold of
the glory, or keep it in our hands, EVEN FOR A SECOND, we’re choosing to BE
worshipped. As quickly as we accept
worship, we’ll offend God, because He is the Creator and Provider of our
lives. Any glory transferred to us is immediately
due to Him.
Quick sidebar:
sometimes we try to be ‘humble’ and make a big deal about avoiding glory
– ie. Discounting or downplaying the role we played, negating its effect,
shunning the accolades. Unfortunately, that’s
like fumbling and stomping on the glory.
Instead of that reaction, we are better off taking the glory ball and
then pitching it to God. That may make
the interviewer or praiser a bit uncomfortable, but it makes God very pleased.
When judgment comes, it will be a spotlight moment. Thinking we are special because of faith will
be grabbing for the Glory of God. The
better approach is to remember who God really is, and how undeserving we really
are. Fearing God is choosing to never
touch His Glory. Instead, we choose to
transfer it to Him immediately, and praise Him (worship Him) for all He is.
Suggestion: Make the effort to transfer some glory to Jesus
today.
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