Glorifying God

God wants us to glorify Him.
God created us for Hisown Glory. Talking about mankind in the book of Isaiah, God says about us, “whom I created for my glory” – Isaiah 43:7

Rom 15: 5       Now the God of patience andconsolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to ChristJesus:6          That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Fatherof our Lord Jesus Christ.

He does not want us to glorify Him every now andagain, He wants us to glorify Him in ALL that we do.

In 1 Corinthians 10:31we read, “So whether you eat or drink orwhatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

He does not NEED our glory – He desires it.  He enjoys it and there is something builtinto the process of our glorifying Him that lifts us up into Him and weexperience the JOY that results from being in His presence.   He inhabits our praises .  The fact is too that glory is DUE His name –we owe it to Him!  This is our rightfulresponse to Him, to glorify Him, worship Him, praise Him!

David said: 1 Chronicles 16 24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellousworks among all nations. 25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to befeared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are idols: butthe Lord made the heavens. 27 Gloryand honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in hisplace. 28 Giveunto the Lord, ye kindreds of thepeople, give unto the Lord gloryand strength. 29 Giveunto the Lord the glory dueunto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shallbe stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, andlet the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

Heshows up in our midst when we glorify Him with praise:

Ps22: 3 But thou art holy, O thou thatinhabitest the praises of Israel.

Hispresence brings pleasure.

Ps 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence isfullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Godfinds pleasure in US too even though He, as Creator , deserves all glory, honor, and power.  :Rev 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him;and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night,saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanksto him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 Thefour and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worshiphim that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne,saying, 11 Thouart worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hastcreated all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

We sing:

In the presence of theLord, there’s fullness of joy

At thy right hand ,there are pleasures forever more,

Oh what fellowshipdivine, I am His and He is mine,

In the presence of theLord, there’s fullness of joy.

When we do what we aremeant to do, i.e., when we give Him the glory, honor , and power due His name, wehave JOY!!

David said he would glorify the nameof the Lord forever:

“I will praise you, O Lord myGod,with all my heart;I will glorify your name forever.” – Psalm 86:12

What does it mean to glorify God? How do we glorify God? Here aresome ways:

 It means to bring Him honorthrough what we say, how we act, and how we think.

To glorify God means we make His nature and His works  known to others.

 To glorify God means wehave a heartfelt gratitude.

We glorify God through our faith (trust).

We glorify God through our love for Him and for one another.

We glorify God through our desire to obey Him (our obedience).

We glorify God through our desire to know Him.

We glorify Him when we praise and worship Him.

We glorify Him through obedience.

We glorify Him through truly wanting to get to know Him and HisWord  and then to share it all  with others. .

We glorify Him by putting Him in first place in all ways in ourlives.

 

Songs we sing that speak ofglorifying God:

 Father we love you , we praise you, we adoreyou, glorify your Name in all the earth;

Glorifythy name 3x

 Glorify your name in all the earth.

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Beglorified (4x)
Be glorified In the heavens
Be glorified In the earth
Be glorified In this temple
Jesus, Jesus ,Be thou glorified (2x)
Be thou glorified

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{Discuss glorifying God in worship songs using His name, e.g.,

 

Many songs we sing that glorify Him  include lists of His names. When we say Hisname, we are giving honor and glory to His Nature.

I call Him Lord (Dottie Rambo)

This song is praising Jesus. When we praise Jesus, we honor Godthe Father as well:

Phil 2: 9           WhereforeGod also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above everyname:10          That at the name of Jesusevery knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and thingsunder the earth;11    Andthat every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of Godthe Father.

John 5:: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even asthey honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Fatherwhich hath sent him.

 

Some dictionary . com definitions regarding “glory”:

glo·ri·fy:1. to cause to be ortreat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally beconsidered. 2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol. 3. to make glorious;invest with glory. 4. to praise the glory of (God),especially as an act of worshipglo·ry   /ˈglɔri, ˈgloʊri/ Show

noun, plural glo·ries, 1. very great praise,honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on thefield of battle. 2. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; adistinguished ornament or an object of pride: 3.adoringpraise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God.

4. resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory ofautumn.

5. a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity. EXPAND  {rb “make large”}; 7. the splendor andbliss of heaven; heaven.  {rb: this isGod’s domain, filled with GLORY – the glory of His presence!}

10. to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed by in ): Their fathergloried in their success. 11. Obsolete . to boast.

 

He gets glory in His own right,i.e.,He does not NEED people to glorify Him in order for Him to be full of glory:   Ps 19:1    1       Theheavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Ps 97: 1            The LORD reigneth; let the earthrejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.2        Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness andjudgment are the habitation of his throne.3     Afire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

4          His lightnings enlightened the world:the earth saw, and trembled.5          Thehills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lordof the whole earth.6     The heavens declare his righteousness,and all the people see his glory.7    Confoundedbe all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worshiphim, all ye gods. 8       Zion heard, andwas glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, OLORD.9 For thou, LORD, art high above allthe earth: thou art exalted far aboveall gods.

He wants to be  and is glorifiedin us:

He is glorified through our“publishing” His nature, His works – He baptized us in His Spirit so we couldbe His witnesses , so He could speak and work through us:

Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghostis come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and inall Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

 

“Witnesses”:  There are many ways to be a “witness”! Youcan sing, write,  and dance tocommunicate His ways and Word. You can be on TV, write a blog, and  share on social networking sites.  You can write and perform a skit. You canpreach on the street. You can make a phone call.  Make and distribute tracts and fliers.   Be creative! Publish the Lord! Give Himglory!

s 26:7 That I maypublish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thyhouse, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. ………………. 12 My foot standeth in an evenplace: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

 

Hewill be glorified in us when He comes; however, He is glorified in us and us inHim now too:

II Th1: 7          And to you who are troubledrest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mightyangels,8     In flaming fire takingvengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our LordJesus Christ:9            Who shall bepunished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and fromthe glory of his power;10    When heshall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because ourtestimony among you was believed) in that day.11 Wherefore also we prayalways for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfilall the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:12   Thatthe name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him,according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Isa 43:21         This people have I formed formyself; they shall shew forth my praise.

Isa 60:19         The sun shall be no more thylight by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: butthe LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

20        Thy sun shall no more go down; neithershall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light,and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.21   Thy people also shall be all righteous:they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of myhands, that I may be glorified.

John17: 8        For I have given unto themthe words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have knownsurely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst sendme.9          I pray for them: I pray notfor the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.10        Andall mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

Eph 1: 3           Blessed be the God and Father of ourLord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenlyplaces in Christ:4         According as hehath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should beholy and without blame before him in love: 5      Havingpredestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,according to the good pleasure of his will,6       Tothe praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in thebeloved.7  Inwhom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, accordingto the riches of his grace;8     Whereinhe hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;9      Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according tohis good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:10         That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he mightgather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, andwhich are on earth; even in him:11         Inwhom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to thepurpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:12      That we should be to the praise ofhis glory, who first trusted in Christ.

 

1 Pet2: 9         But ye are a chosengeneration, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praisesof him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:10      Which in time pastwere not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy,but now have obtained mercy.11    Dearlybeloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts,which war against the soul;12  Having your conversation honest amongthe Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may byyour good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

13        Submit yourselves to every ordinance ofman for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;14            Or unto governors, as unto them thatare sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of themthat do well.15  For so is the will ofGod, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:16            As free, and not using your libertyfor a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.17            Honour all men. Love thebrotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.18        Servants,be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, butalso to the froward.

Isa 61:1           The Spirit of the Lord GOD isupon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto themeek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to thecaptives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;2          To proclaim the acceptable year of theLORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;3  To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, togive unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment ofpraise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the plantingof the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Matt 5: 16  Letyour light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorifyyour Father which is in heaven.

Your ministry work empowered by theSpirit of Christ  in you  glorifies Him  just as God was glorified when Jesus didmiracles :

Jesus works caused men to give gloryto God:

Luke18:38       And he cried, saying, Jesus,thou Son of David, have mercy on me.39         Andthey which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he criedso much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.40         And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him:and when he was come near, he asked him,41   Saying,What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receivemy sight.42            And Jesus said untohim, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.43     And immediately he receivedhis sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they sawit, gave praise unto God.

The work of the apostles caused mento glorify God:

Acts21: 17      And when we were come toJerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.18            Andthe day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders werepresent.

19        And when he had saluted them, hedeclared particularly what things Godhad wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

 When we suffer with a right attitude weglorify God:

1 Pet4: 12       Beloved, think it not strangeconcerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thinghappened  unto you:13  But rejoice, inasmuch as yeare partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed,ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.14        Ifye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of gloryand of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on yourpart he is glorified.15  But let noneof you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybodyin other men’s matters.16           Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, lethim not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

Those in Heaven glorify God.  We pray that God’s will be done on earth asit is in Heaven. So the fact this is going on in Heaven is one more witnessthat glorifying God should be going on in the earth.

Rev 15:.3         Andthey sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb,saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and trueare thy ways, thou King of saints.4            Whoshall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: forall nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are mademanifest.

When we PRAISE God as these saints inHeaven are doing, we are giving Him GLORY:

Ps 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him thatordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation ofGod.

 

We will forever glorifythe Lord!

Rev 7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a greatmultitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, andtongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with whiterobes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loudvoice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on thethrone, and to the Lamb!” 11 All the angels stood aroundthe throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on theirfaces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:”Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power andmight, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

Giving honor toGod

Honor: high respect, esteem, give a place of distinction,speak praise of….

We honor God when we worship Him:

Psalm29:1 A Psalm ofDavid. Give unto the Lord, O youmighty ones, Give unto the Lordglory and strength. 2 Give untothe Lord the glory due to Hisname; Worship the Lord in thebeauty of holiness

 

Example of Mosesgiving honor to our Father:  note some ofthis includes” publishing” His name (I think of the fact that we would considerit an honor if someone wrote our biography—Moses is publishing what he knows tob e God’s biography.)

Here Mosesacknowledges their total dependence on God – it is honoring God when we do thesame.

Also:  Moses reminds the people to obey God’s ways–  obeying Him honors  Him.

Deut  32::1          Give ear, O ye heavens, and I willspeak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2              Mydoctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as thesmall rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:3  Because I will publish the nameof the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.4         He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways arejudgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.……….7         Remember the days of old, consider theyears of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders,and they will tell thee.8           Whenthe Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated thesons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of thechildren of Israel.9           For theLORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 10             He found him in a desert land, andin the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kepthim as the apple of his eye.11  As aneagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad herwings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

12           So theLORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.13          He made him ride on the high places ofthe earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him tosuck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;…………{RB note: In 46—47we see the response of obedience expected by God from His people}………………………………46         And he said unto them, Set your heartsunto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall commandyour children to observe to do, all the words of this law.47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because itis your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land,whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.  

 

The Psalmist in145 honors God:Ps 145:1              Iwill extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.2   Every day will I bless thee; and I willpraise thy name for ever and ever.

3              Great isthe LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.4              One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thymighty acts.5             I will speak ofthe glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.   6                Andmen shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.7                Theyshall abundantly utter thememory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.8          The LORD is gracious, and full ofcompassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.9             TheLORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.10         All thy works shall praise thee, OLORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.11              They shall speak of the glory of thykingdom, and talk of thy power;12        To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the gloriousmajesty of his kingdom.13    Thy kingdomis an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout allgenerations.14               TheLORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.15             The eyes of all wait upon thee; andthou givest them their meat in due season.16     Thouopenest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.17  The LORD is righteous in all his ways, andholy in all his works.18                TheLORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him intruth.19         He will fulfil the desireof them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.20       The LORD preserveth all them that lovehim: but all the wicked will he destroy.21                My mouth shall speak the praise ofthe LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

As we read theWord , we will see many saints giving glory to the Lord!  We can learn some more praise and worshipvocabulary from reading their responses to our Father.

Honor Him as beingthe Creator

Heb 1: 10             And,Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and theheavens are the works of thine hands:

He wants Honor  – He will reject those who dishonor Him andturn to a people who will honor Him (in this passage an example of dishonoringGod is giving Him shoddy sacrifices):

 Malachi 1:6 ”Ason honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am theFather, Where is My honor?And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despiseMy name. Yet you say, ‘In what way havewe despised Your name?’ 7 ”You offer defiledfood on My altar. But say, ‘In what way have we defiled You?’ By saying, ‘Thetable of the Lord iscontemptible.’ 8 And when you offer the blindas a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Isit not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you?Would he accept you favorably?” Says the Lordof hosts. 9 ”But now entreat God’s favor, That He may begracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, Will Heaccept you favorably?” Says the Lordof hosts. 10 ”Who is there even among you who wouldshut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? Ihave no pleasure in you,” Says the Lordof hosts, “Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. 11 Forfrom the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall begreat among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to Myname, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations,”Says the Lord of hosts. 12 ”Butyou profane it, In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled; And its fruit, its food, iscontemptible.’ 13 You also say, ‘Oh, what aweariness!’ And you sneer at it,” Says the Lordof hosts. “And you bring thestolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I acceptthis from your hand?” Says the Lord.14 ”But cursed be thedeceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to theLord what is blemished–For I am a great King,” Says the Lordof hosts, “And My name is to be feared among the nations.  {Godwill NOT put up with dishonor!! RB)

We honor Him when we pay tithes andofferings – even the resulting blessings on us when we are obedient will showforth to all  nations that our Father istaking care of us:

Mal 3:    7 Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone awayfrom My ordinances And have not kept them. Return to Me, and I willreturn to you,” Says the Lordof hosts. “But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’ 8 ”Will aman rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbedYou?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Eventhis whole nation. 10 Bringall the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And tryMe now in this,” Says the Lordof hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour outfor you such blessing That there will not be room enough toreceive it. 11 ”AndI will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy thefruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in thefield,” Says the Lord ofhosts; 12 ”Andall nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,”Says the Lord of hosts.

 

The Lord’s prayercontains points that honor God:  Matt6:

His name is holy,sacred, pure – to be revered.

 9             After this manner therefore prayye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name

He is the King whosewill should preempt that  of all others

.10          Thykingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven

We are utterlydependent on Him .

.11          Give us this day our daily bread.

He has the power toforgive us.

12           Andforgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors

He has power over allthe wiles of the enemy.

.13          And leadus not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

He, the King, has allpower and glory for ever.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

He provides as aFather  to us—we must trust this and b egrateful  and not dishonor Him with our worryingwhether or not He will take care of us

Matt 6: 25            ThereforeI say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what yeshall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life morethan meat, and the body than raiment?26  Beholdthe fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather intobarns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better thanthey?27       Which of you by takingthought can add one cubit unto his stature?28    Andwhy take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how theygrow; they toil not, neither do they spin:29             Andyet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like oneof these.30        Wherefore, if God soclothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into theoven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?  31                Thereforetake no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,Wherewithal shall we be clothed?  32        (For after all these things do theGentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that yehave need of all these things.

Matt 7:7               Ask,and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall beopened unto you:8   For every one thatasketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh itshall be opened.9  Or what man is there ofyou, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?10        Or if he ask a fish, will he give him aserpent?11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto yourchildren, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good thingsto them that ask him?

Luke 11: 13          Ifye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how muchmore shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

There should benothing that we believe our Father cannot do!   Jer 32: 27        Behold, Iam the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

God is holy andhonoring this fact means we forsake all that is unholy – this honors Him:

2 Cor 6: 16           Andwhat agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of theliving God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and Iwill be their God, and they shall be my people.17 Wherefore come out from amongthem, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; andI will receive you,18    And will be aFather unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the LordAlmighty.

One of the biggest honors we can giveto a parent is to say, “I want to be just like you” :

We as His children we must desire and strive to  imitate Him!

Eph 5:11               Beye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Luke 6: 35            Butlove ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and yourreward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he iskind unto the unthankful and to the evil.36 Beye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Phil 2: 15              Thatye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midstof a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

We honor Him by doing good works infront of others:

Matt 5:16             Letyour light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorifyyour Father which is in heaven.

Faith honorsGod…using diligence to seek Him blesses HIm

Heb 11:6              Butwithout faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God mustbelieve that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

 

We honor Him byrelating well to others

Heb 13: 16           Butto do good and to communicate (fellowship;=); forget not: for with suchsacrifices God is well pleased.

We honor Him whenwe worship Him in Spirit and in truth — by communing with HIS life in us –not with man’s wisdom and learning:

John 4: 23            Butthe hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Fatherin spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.24  God is a Spirit: and they that worship himmust worship him in spirit and in truth.

We honor theFather by honoring the Son:

John 5: 23            Thatall men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He thathonoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

John 6: 32            37           All that the Father giveth me shallcome to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.38   For I came down from heaven, not to do mineown will, but the will of him that sent me.39         Andthis is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given meI should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.40           Andthis is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, andbelieveth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at thelast day.

John 8: 42            Jesussaid unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceededforth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

John 10: 27          Mysheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:28          And I give unto them eternal life; andthey shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.29              My Father, which gave them me, isgreater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.30     Iand my Father are one.

John 12: 26          Ifany man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also myservant be: if any man serve me, himwill my Father honour.

 

John 14: 20          Atthat day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.21    He that hath my commandments, and keepeththem, he it is that loveth me: and hethat loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and willmanifest myself to him.

 

John 14: 23          Jesusanswered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and myFather will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.24     He that loveth me not keepeth not mysayings: and the word which ye hear isnot mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

Abiding in ‘Christand bearing the fruit of the Spirit honors the Father

John 15: 1            Iam the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and everybranch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.3       Now ye are clean through the word which Ihave spoken unto you.

4              Abide inme, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide inthe vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.5                I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abidethin me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye cando nothing.6      If a man abide not inme, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, andcast them into the fire, and they are burned.7       Ifye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and itshall be done unto you.8   Hereinis my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

When we honor and worship Him,  we must also let Him know we are grateful forHis LOVE for us and the fact He has committed to be our loving, faithful Fatherforever and ever!

Our Father LOVESus—we should take serious note of that fact and we should respond withgratitude and praise .  We honor Him when we say “Godis love” – we are praising His character when we do that.  

I Jn 3: 1 Behold, what manner oflove the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons ofGod: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.2               Beloved, now are we the sons ofGod, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shallappear, we shall be like him; for weshall see him as he is.

Our Father will remain faithful to usforever!

God is our Daddywho has adopted us and  will give us aninheritance because we ARE His sons and daughters   – Rom 8: 14           For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are thesons of God.15                For ye havenot received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,Father. 16             The Spirititself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:17               Andif children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so bethat we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Matt 25: 34         Then shall the King say unto them onhis right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared foryou from the foundation of the world:

Rev 21: 3 AndI heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God iswith men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. GodHimself will be with them and be their God. 4 AndGod will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death,nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things havepassed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the thronesaid, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me,”Write, for these words are true and faithful.”