Sunday Reading: Psalm 29:1-2
Key Verse: Psalm 29:2
2 Give to The LORD the glory due to His name; worship The LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Devotion:
No matter how you look at it, God alone is the one who should get all the glory and honour that we can offer Him. It should not matter whether we are kings, queens, leaders, followers, scholars or even the people that nobody else notices; God has created this world for us all to live on and we need to remember that. The bigger and more powerful the leader the more respect they demand and the greater the weight that they seem to throw around. Unfortunately most of them have completely forgotten just who it is that put them there in the first place.
As a youth leader the only time that I ask for respect is when I am teaching God’s Word; but as a leader I respect all others at all time – or at least I try my best to. That does not mean that I bow down to anyone but rather respect them for being one of God’s creations – and anything that God has created has got to demand respect from me. If I were not to respect God’s creation then how could I respect God or visa versa? God is the one that gets the glory and honour in my life and I give that to Him as much as I can remember to... which does remind me of the times that I do not give Him the respect due and when those times are reminded of me I bring the forward in repentance to Him.
But it should not just be church leaders that give glory to God but every living thing! God has given us to the positions that we now have for a reason and that reason is so that we can glorify Him. How else are others to know just how wonderful our God is unless we can glorify Him in everything we do? I know that I make mistakes so I cannot blame others for doing the same. I know that I have my faults so I cannot point out the faults in others. But I can lift up my God. I can give Him glory. I can praise God. I can give others a reason to look for God and to look up to Him. Will you join me?
Points to Ponder:
How often do you praise others?
How often do you praise God?
Key Verse: Psalm 29:2
2 Give to The LORD the glory due to His name; worship The LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Devotion:
No matter how you look at it, God alone is the one who should get all the glory and honour that we can offer Him. It should not matter whether we are kings, queens, leaders, followers, scholars or even the people that nobody else notices; God has created this world for us all to live on and we need to remember that. The bigger and more powerful the leader the more respect they demand and the greater the weight that they seem to throw around. Unfortunately most of them have completely forgotten just who it is that put them there in the first place.
As a youth leader the only time that I ask for respect is when I am teaching God’s Word; but as a leader I respect all others at all time – or at least I try my best to. That does not mean that I bow down to anyone but rather respect them for being one of God’s creations – and anything that God has created has got to demand respect from me. If I were not to respect God’s creation then how could I respect God or visa versa? God is the one that gets the glory and honour in my life and I give that to Him as much as I can remember to... which does remind me of the times that I do not give Him the respect due and when those times are reminded of me I bring the forward in repentance to Him.
But it should not just be church leaders that give glory to God but every living thing! God has given us to the positions that we now have for a reason and that reason is so that we can glorify Him. How else are others to know just how wonderful our God is unless we can glorify Him in everything we do? I know that I make mistakes so I cannot blame others for doing the same. I know that I have my faults so I cannot point out the faults in others. But I can lift up my God. I can give Him glory. I can praise God. I can give others a reason to look for God and to look up to Him. Will you join me?
Points to Ponder:
How often do you praise others?
How often do you praise God?