How to reflect the glory of God Pt.3

Messages for June 2017: Our Month of Glory

Message for Sunday the 25^th of June, 2017

Theme: Positioning for the Glory of God

Topic: How to reflect the glory of God Pt.3

Introduction: We started looking at how to reflect the glory of God two sessions ago and last session we began to look at what to be that could be described as the proper positioning to reflect the glory of God. Among other qualities we saw the requirement of faithfulness, gratitude and meekness. Today, we shall continue by looking at the demand to be diligent, dedicated, spiritual, sacrificial, committed to excellence etc.

Be diligent: The word diligent simply means hard work. One of the qualities required of anyone who desires to reflect the glory of God is that they are diligent. A diligent person is one so committed to their task that the beauty of their assignment makes them win the favour of others around them. It takes diligence to bring out the best in anyone or anything. We are called of God to bear much fruit as a precondition for our discipleship. In John 15:8, we are told that the father is glorified when we bear much fruit. To bear fruit at all would require diligence on our part. A good example of the proof of fruit bearing being tied to diligence is the one talent man in the parable of the talent. In both the accounts in Luke 19 and Matthew 25, we learn that the servant who failed to give the master any return on his investment was judged by the master as being slothful and wicked; whereas the ones who brought him returns were honored. Consequently, to glorify God in the strictest sense of the word would require being positioned by diligence which would make a person productive and therefore bring glory to God. Note that a diligent person would be ready for his time when it comes. See Prov.10:4 and Mt25:1-13.

Be dedicated: To be dedicated means to be wholly committed to a cause. It also means to be zealous in loyalty or set apart for a higher purpose. The truth is that a call to be positioned to reflect the glory of God is a high calling as Apostle Paul puts it in Philippians 3:14. This explains the demand of dedication if one is to reflect the glory of God. In Jn.12:24 the Lord said: “Except a corn of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone”. Thus dedication is required to bear much fruit which is the means by which we bring glory to God. In addition, it is required in the school of glorifying God that we run our course to the end. Before Jesus went to the Cross, while praying in Jn.17:4, He told the father that he has brought Him glory because he has finished the work the father sent Him to do. Also, it was a common language among the saints of the early Church that passing on from this world after the fulfillment of their God given purpose was to be glorified. In other words, if they do not fulfill their purpose, they had not glorified God. See Jn.21:18-19. When Stephen was to be martyred, the last vision he had was the sight of the glory of God. See Acts 7:54-58.

Be spiritual: The bible teaches us that the major requirement for being taught by the Holy Spirit who is God on earth today is to be spiritual. Unless we are taught by the Holy Spirit, we cannot know the mind of God and therefore, we cannot know how and where to be located to reflect the glory of God. To be spiritual simply means to live your life regulated by the word of God and the counsel of the Holy Spirit. This can be attained by cultivating the right habit of reading, meditating on and doing the word of God to the end that one would always be in agreement with God. The opposite of being spiritual is being carnal or flesh ruled. If one is flesh ruled, he can never be positioned to reflect the glory of God and this is very pathetic because it means such a person would never fulfill his/her destiny. It actually takes being spiritual to bear fruit to glorify God. If one is not productive as a believer, the problem is rooted in carnality. No enemy of God can bear fruit for him and carnality makes one an enemy of God and therefore unable to glorify God. See Rm.8:5-8; Gal.5:16-17 and 1Cor.2:12-14.

Be sacrificial: We are told in Rm.12:1 to present our bodies to God as living sacrifices. This entails that we are actively involved in giving ourselves to God to please Him. This takes commitment and absolute dedication. In truth sacrifice is to give beyound your best to fulfill your purpose. For instance Daniel purposed in his heart to not defile himself with the king’s meat in order to maintain the purity required of him to fulfill his purpose in Babylon. He was later recognized in the entire realm of Babylon as having the excellent spirit. He eventually delivered on his assignment and today, he is one of the greatest names in the word of God and his legacy still lives with us. The Lord Jesus Christ actually came to pay the ultimate price of giving His life for our redemption and up till now his glory has become eternal for all time and eternity because He did nothing of Himself. He always did what He saw the father doing. See Dan.1:8; Jn.5:19; 10:14-18 and Philippians 2:5-11. 

For want of time and space, we shall stop here today. Someone may be reading this now that is yet to make a commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ right now. If you want to do so as this is the number one demand for positioning to glorify God, you can do so right away by saying the following prayer out loud in faith and you will be adopted into the family of God:

Heavenly Father,

Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus died for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the fatherhood of Satan and embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for this father in Jesus’ name! Amen.

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