Glory to God Psalms 115

This post discusses giving proper glory to God.

Glory to God as a post focuses on recognizing the need to give glory to God and His name. Use of the term ‘God,’ found rampant on TV and in the movies, uses God’s name as an expression of surprise or disgust, or even to swear. In addition, various religious persons get adoration and glory from people by the attachment of ‘reverend’ to their names. (Reverend means worthy of reverence or revered, terms that apply to God.) Thus the Bible provides no authority for giving glory to people by adding ‘reverend’ to their names.

Consider the first verse of Psalms 115. “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory.”  This psalm says that God’s name deserves glory and suggests the proper use of the name of God. This psalm goes on to compare God to idols. Idols decay, but God continues forever. God shows omniscience. Idols have no knowledge. Idols cannot create or physically help the individual, but God is omnipotent and provides help to individuals in the Bible.

The same points can be made of people. Unless Jesus returns for judgment, we all will die. God will not. He is eternal. Our minds exhibit limited intelligence, but God knows everything. When catastrophic disease strikes, we show a limited ability to cure. God does not. There’s nothing He cannot do.

So, for these reasons, we should respect God by revering His name.

Again, no Bible passage applies ‘reverend’ to people.

Even the Christian life should do the same. Matthew 5:16, “… let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” The Apostle Paul echoes this concept in Romans 11:36. “… To him be glory forever.”

When Christians do good deeds, glory ensues to God.

So, what did we learn?

1.We should respect God by not using His name in any trivial way.

2.In religious matters, we should give glory to God alone.

3.The Christian by doing good works provides glory to God.

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