Glorify God

Have you ever noticed the passion of someone who has been touched by the Glory of GOD? It is an awsome thing to witness. I heard a man last night who said he knew he was called to preach because he experienced his greatest joy when he could get in front of people and tell them God's truth. The Bible says lift up the Glory of God and God will lift you up. Christ Tomlin is a wonderful example of a life that is glorifying God. He sings of God's greatness and His amazing grace. Not too long ago we hadn't heard of this man. He was a front singer for Casting Crowns. He is short in statue but He has been lifted high by God whom He glorifies!
Someone who is passioned for God's glory is Spirit filled. For Spirit filled people are committed to glorifying God. I was so thrilled to sit in our car as our daughter in law prayed to accept Christ. It was a prayer unlike anyone I had ever heard. She wanted Him to come into her life and change her for His glory. She told Him she wanted to live a life to His glory!
Last night a man stood preaching way past the alotted time for the service. No one moved for we were on the edge of our seats hearing the Word of God that I pray has changed me forever! He spoke of glorifying God in our lives. Giving glory to God in all that we do and say.
He gave 3 ways a Christian can give God glory and then one way of the church .

1. You glorify God when you live a life of faith. He brought up 4 ways Christians live the Christian life. 1-"feel it" 2- "figure it out" 3-"frustrated" 4"by faith"
2. We glorify God when the passion of our heart is to know God!
Do you really want to know God better? Do you want to believe God and stand on His promises?
3. Who ever offers praise glorifes God! Teach us how to praise you more, O God!

Then he spoke to the church--The church glorifies God when there is unity and love one to another for the body, not just for a select few.

A person who glorifies God is humble in His presence. A person who glorifies God is under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

I want to end by saying our prayers need to be to the glory of God. In everything we pray we must pray that the answer will bring glory to God.
This man wasn't raised in Christain home. His father was alcoholic. He was nineteen years old when he got saved. He prayed for four years that his Dad would get saved so his Mother would not live in hell. Yet he didn't get saved. He went to have supper with a godly man who had a 5th grade education. After supper he and this man went into lving room to talk. He asked them man to pray with him for his father. He began to pray that God would save his Dad for his Mom's sake and the older man touched his shoulder and told him God wouldn't save his Dad for his Mom's sake. He told him that he must pray that God would be glorified in his Father when God saved him regardless if his Mom ever lived in or out of hell on earth. This young man got on his knees before God asking Him to show him how to glorify Him. He is not in his 80's yet God is still using him to preach to His Glory!

Humble yourself before God to His glory and He will bless you with His riches blessings!

Belive God and stand on His promises!

To His Glory forever and ever!

Opal