Be glorified...

Have you ever prayed for God to be glorified in your life?

It sounds spiritual, but what does it mean?  To "glorify" is to praise God for His attributes, to honor Him as sovereign over all, to show Him as wonderful and to exalt Him.  I fear that our attitude in prayer is that we release ourselves of responsibility.  "I asked God to be glorified.  If He wants to be glorified, He will do it."  We are sadly missing the point of God being glorified in our lives!

Will God be glorified in our gossip?
...in our lust?
...in our adultey?
...in our stealing?
...in our rebellion?  Even if He lives in us? NO!

He is glorified when the gossip no longer gossips!
...when the desires of our hearts reflect His!
...when we are faithful!
...when we no longer steal!
...when we obey Him!  Because He lives in us.

Listen to Jesus in John 17:4, "I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work you gave me to do."

Jesus glorified God on earth by doing what He said.  Why would it be any different for us?  Obedience happens to be God's love language.  While we might like to spend time with Him, offer gifts or words of praise (all of which are good) - Jesus says, "If you love me... keep my commands and word" (John 14).

Obedience.

Not to earn His grace. Not to stay within the law. Not to get extra blessings.
Obey, because you love God and recognize the price He paid for you to be ransomed from the grips of hell.  When we obey our Lord out of love, He will transform us to reflect His glory.

What area of your life might you be refusing obedience?  From this moment, may God be glorified in our lives!