Give God the Glory

Arranged by Don Hart

Performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir on Live...Again

This is a great song of praise based on the theme…"Give God the glory, and He will give you the victory." The song is up-lifting and fast moving.

Read John 17:1-5.

Bad days are assets, and tragedy is triumph. Go around spouting those words with any frequency and men with a little white jacket may just start chasing you down. At least that is what most of the world considers a glorifying life — insanity. Why would anyone want to rejoice in a damaged day or proclaim victory over a lost life? Jesus spends His words and His life answering that very question — teaching us that living to glorify God makes our life an asset to God, which in turn brings us great victory over the damage and loss.

Jesus knows all about glory — both giving and receiving. His whole life on earth was spent pointing to His Father, showing everyone the wonders of His grace, the joy of His will. The Lord had more than His share of difficulties and tragedies and yet, not once does He ever consider His burdens to be outside of His Father's perspective. Even when considering His cross — the most tragic event of the times — does Jesus ever consider it anything other than His ultimate method of glorifying God. By shedding His blood in death, Jesus made the Resurrection possible and His enemy's defeat inevitable. And He opened the door to heaven that all who would follow Him would fill eternity with choruses of glory to the Savior.

Satan would have his victory in damage and loss that never makes it beyond self. His momentary victory comes from those who focus on their suffering and never look to God — those who live for their misery, who live a bloodless life. By reaching out and touching Jesus' blood, claiming His death for your own, God will bring resurrection, turning the damaged and tragic to rejoicing and victorious. You become God's asset of glory and trophy of victory.

Difficult days are upon us and tragedy often seems to be just around every corner. Will you allow God's perspective to fall upon your heart, giving Him glory despite the pain and praise instead of despair? Eternity starts now so let us glorify the Lord now because nothing we experience is "... unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it." (John 11:4) That is the asset of our lives.

Food for Thought:

Read Psalm 29:1, Psalm 69:30, Psalm 86:12, Romans 15:6, and I Corinthians 10:31. What are some of the aspects or components involved in glorifying God?

What comfort and encouragement do you receive when glorifying God in the midst of difficulties?

What difficulties are you encountering this week, and specifically what will you do to glorify God through these difficulties?

Cross References:

I Chronicles 29:11…Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Thine is the dominion, O Lord, and Thou dost exalt Thyself as head over all.

I Chronicles 16:24…Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

I Chronicles 16:28…Ascribe to the Lord, O families of he peoples, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Psalm 19:1…The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

Psalm 29:1…Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Psalm 63:3…Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise Thee.

Psalm 69:30…I will praise the name of God with song, and shall magnify Him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 86:12…I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and will glorify Thy name forever.

Isaiah 66:5…Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word: "Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name's sake, have said, 'Let the Lord be glorified that we may see your joy.'”

Luke 2:20…And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

John 11:4…But when Jesus heard it, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

John 17:5…And now, glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

Romans 15:6…that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:9…and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written, "Therefore I will give praise to Thee among the Gentiles, and I will sing to Thy name."

Romans 16:20…And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

I Corinthians 10:31…Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

I Corinthians 15:54…But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory. O Death, where is your victory? O death where is your sting?"

I Corinthians 15:57…But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

II Corinthians 2:11…in order that no advantage be taken of us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

Philippians 4:13…I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

1 John 5:4…For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.

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