In life, glory is a big deal. People want to be recognized; and most of the time, fame is a big part of life goals. This does not always mean television stars. It can also mean being adored by our friends, or being considered a saint among sinners. In the end, no matter what our goals are or what our friends and family says, we have to ask ourselves: to whom does the glory belong? To me, or to someone else?
When stars receive an award, they usually thank their mother's and fans. Why? They recognize that without their mother's, they would not be where they were in the moment. It was their mother who deserved recognition for pushing them and feeding them and believing in them. That is why the mother get's glory, so why the fans? Well, even the fans did work. If it was not for the fans lifting up said recipient higher, they would not be getting an award.
Let's add God into this. He is the one who formed you out of the dust of the Earth, knitted you in your mother's womb, opened the right path for you, gave you options to succeed, and never left you. As much as I love my mother, I have to admit that God did more for the both of us than either of us did for each other. Also, God is the one who allows you to gain friends and popularity and fame; and often times, He is the one lifting you higher if you allow Him to. He is better than any fan because no matter what mistake you make, He won't abandon you or turn on you.
If we are giving glory to anyone, should it be ourselves or others? Certainly not ourselves when we see what God has done for us. Even when we feel like no one was with us, there was still God. Even when we felt like we were making things happen on our own, it was still God. Even when we do something good for God, we must remember that it was God, the Holy Spirit, who moved and enabled us to do it.
We cannot give ourselves the glory for what we did not do on our own. God made us on His own. He deserves the glory. God is the one who sits on the great white throne, alone. He deserved the glory. God is the one who sent His son to die on the cross for our sins alone. He undeniably deserves the glory.
So, where do we fit in? To be honest, not only should we not fit in, but we could not fit in on our own. We are flawed and mess up. Who would praise a flawed figure? God must be perfect, so why should we get any of the glory in comparison? Some may say that it is stingy of God, but I say who else deserves all of the glory and all of the honor and praise? Who else made the universe and who else has all of the power? Who else is perfect? We are not glorifying Him because we can. He deserves the glory, and we should give Him the glory that He deserves. (1 Chronicles 16:29)
Even the angels in His throne room cry out "holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almight" (Isaiah 6:3) so why shouldn't we join in? We should give glory to God! Look at Psalms 115:1. "Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to Your name give glory, for your mercy and loving kindness and for the sake of Your truth and faithfulness!" We have plenty of reasons to give Him the honor and the glory. He deserves them.
Who cares if we get the glory here? The Earth will fade, and all that will remain will be those who devoted their lives to Jesus and God Himself. Everything else will be wiped away and made new. Our glory does not matter, His does. Just think of everything that He has saved you from, everything that you have been forgiven of, everything that you have been set free from, and everything that He carried you over. Why would we not give God the recognition that He deserves after He was everything to us that no one else could be? He deserves all of the honor and all of the glory, both now and forever more!
-D
Truly!!!
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