Tag: glorify

Clinging to Our Savior Who Prepares Us, Protects Us and Strengthens Us

Isaiah 49:5
And now the LORD speaks–the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. The LORD has honored me, and my God has given me strength.

We learn three important things from the prophet Isaiah that pertained not only to him but to all of us:

God created us. The entire human race was created to serve and glorify God forever. Through God’s grace we were given life so that we may be one of His servants here on earth. Through God’s mercy we were granted eternal life so that we may praise and glorify Him in His eternal kingdom forever.

God commissioned all of us to serve Him. While our calling may be different from the commission of Isaiah, it is just as important in God’s eyes. We have all been uniquely gifted to fulfill the will of Our Heavenly Father and His plan for our lives. Our unique service to Him will be on earth as it will be in heaven.

God will give us all we need to fulfill our commission. Through Our Savior, Jesus Christ, we shall have the strength and capability to do the work that we have been called to do. We shall have the protection that we need to overcome our enemies. We shall have the comfort that we need to rise above our discouragements. It will all be fulfilled according to His promises and His indwelling in us. Through it all, He will complete His work in us so that we are prepared for our heavenly duties.

Let us seek the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s unique plan for our lives. Let us cling to Our Savior who waits to prepare us, protect us and strengthen us so that our lives may glorify the Father.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the loving kindness, the mercy and the grace that You have bestowed on us through Your Son, Jesus. We rejoice in knowing that You have a wonderful plan for our lives that will bring praise and glory to You forever. We pray, Lord, that You will bring us to a place of repentance so that we may turn away from all the things in our lives that displease You and turn toward all the things that Your Holy Spirit reveals to us. May it all be for Your eternal glory. We ask all these things in the name of the One who strengthens us, Jesus Christ.

The Vessel That Receives Without Pouring Out Will Become Stagnant

Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

We are mere vessels on this earth. Whatever we receive from the Lord, whether we are in good times or in bad times, needs to be released into the world. We will find that we are particularly effective in glorifying Our Father in heaven when our good works are evident during the times that we are under burdensome trials.

Upon receiving His Living Water, we must share what we have received with the thirsty amongst us. To dam up the outpouring that we receive can actually damage us. The vessel that receives and receives without pouring out will eventually burst or, at the very least, fill to the point of being unable to receive any more. Then upon being filled without flow, the vessel will become stagnant.

Upon receiving His Light, we must let His Light flow through us to the darkness in the world around us. Jesus taught that we are the light of the world and emphasized that no one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but places it on a stand so that all can share the light. It is our responsibility to allow others to be exposed to the Light that is within us.

Let us strive to allow our light to shine before men even when we find ourselves in our darkest trials. Let us insure that the light of the Gospel and the knowledge of the mysteries of God’s grace are openly declared and manifested in the world. Let us be known for our zeal and our fervency, our sincerity and our openness and our integrity and our persistence even under trial. Let us endure in our trials so that the Father is glorified in all that we do.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for all the blessings that You pour into our lives. We pray that You will protect us from clinging to our blessings to satisfy ourselves. May we freely take our blessings, whether they be things of this world or portions from Your heavenly treasure, and pour them out before You. May the Holy Spirit guide us so that our sacrifice and our works are suitable and pleasing to You. May the world receive Your Light and Your Living Water through us. May it be for Your glory. We ask all these things in the precious, holy and mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Bestowing Our Love, Our Praise and Our Blessings on the Son of God

Mark 14:6
But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?

When Jesus was dining with a group at Simon’s home, a woman with an alabaster jar full of very expensive perfume came up to Jesus, broke the jar open and poured its costly contents on Him. She was criticized by the group at the table for such an extravagant gesture. Jesus quickly scolded the group for not seeing the value of what she was doing.

When we become broken vessels and pour out everything we have to glorify Our Savior, we can be assured that the world will demean us for our efforts. We can find comfort in knowing that Our Lord is greatly pleased and glorified by our expressions of love. He will honor us and commend us for our efforts just as He did for the woman.

We should pour out unto Him all the best of our adorations. We should love Him with all our heart, never fearful of how our zeal and affection will be misunderstood. After all, Jesus poured out all that He had for us. Is there anything too precious for us to give to Him? Surely there is not.

Let us make a love offering to Our Savior. Let us surrender to Our Lord, Our Master and Our King all that we are and all that we have. Let us rejoice in knowing that our love offering will be an eternal offering made day after day without end.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Son who poured out all that He had for us. We exalt the name of Jesus for spilling His blood on our behalf. We come before You to bring all of our love, our praises and our blessings to bestow them upon Your Son, Jesus. We pray, Father, that the Holy Spirit will teach us how to pour out all that we are, all that we will ever be, all that we have and all that we will ever have in joyous thanksgiving for all that Our Savior has done for us. May we never hold back a single thing in expressing our love for Jesus. We pray all these things in the name of our precious Deliverer, Jesus Christ.

Is There Anything Too Precious to Give Him?

Mark 14:6
But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?

When Jesus was dining with a group at Simon’s home, a woman with an alabaster jar full of very expensive perfume came up to Jesus, broke the jar open and poured it’s costly contents on Him. She was criticized by the group at the table for such an extravagant gesture. Jesus quickly scolded the group for not seeing the value of what she was doing.

When we become broken vessels and pour out everything we have to glorify Our Savior, we can be assured that the world will demean us for our efforts. We can find comfort in knowing that Our Lord is greatly pleased and glorified by our expressions of love. He will honor us and commend us for our efforts just as He did for the woman.

We should pour out unto Him all the best of our adorations. We should love Him with all our heart, never fearful of how our zeal and affection will be misunderstood. After all, Jesus poured out all that He had for us. Is there anything too precious for us to give to Him? Surely there is not.

Let us make a love offering to Our Savior. Let us surrender to Our Lord, Our Master and Our King all that we are and all that we have. Let us rejoice in knowing that our love offering will be an eternal offering made day after day without end.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Son who poured out all that He had for us. We exalt the name of Jesus for spilling His blood on our behalf. We come before You to bring all of our love, our praises and our blessings to bestow them upon Your Son, Jesus. We pray, Father, that the Holy Spirit will teach us how to pour out all that we are, all that we will ever be, all that we have and all that we will ever have in joyous thanksgiving for all that Our Savior has done for us. May we never hold back a single thing in expressing our love for Jesus. We pray all these things in the name of our precious Deliverer, Jesus Christ.