Last instruction in level two ‘Glory in His name”  Research was required.  What does it mean to glory?

Well, I have the answer.  We do it a lot more often then you would think.  Just maybe not for God.

Visualize the Super bowl champions when they return home.  The excitement, the joy, the pride, the praises we shout for the winners.  We glory in our team; we rejoice in their victory.  We celebrate their accomplishments.

Now lets think about what that would look like if we Glory in His name.  Think of the phrase in His name as sort of meaning who He is and what He does.  So glory means to exult; to rejoice in triumph.  I have two perfect examples of what I think it looks like.

David:

1 Chronicle 15

²⁵ So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy.

²⁶ And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of theLord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

²⁷ And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

²⁸ Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

²⁹ And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

My second example is back to our one leper in Luke 17

¹⁵ And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

¹⁶ And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Exercise

Have you ever had a moment of this type of exuberant joy over a blessing from God.  Did you dance and sing and fall on your face before God?  If you have not, why not?  Has God done things in your life deserving this level of celebration?  Think about holding a Party or a Thanksgiving Celebration where you would exult God for who He is and what He has done.  Plan a celebration glorifying God.  Maybe it will be just you and your family, you and a friend, or just you.  But celebrate God for who He is and what He has done.  Include Dancing, singing and shouting praises.

 

Play list

Glory, Glory, Glory