To God be the glory! To
God be the glory! To God be the glory for the things He has done! To God be the
glory! To God be the glory! To God be the glory for the things He has done!
This song just started ringing in my spirit as I sat down to
write this morning. I sat still for a moment and thought to myself ‘this can’t
be what I’m supposed to write about.’ I continued to sit and then I started
humming so I said ‘Well, let me just write it so I can get it out of my head.’
And as I began to write, I realized that God was answering my prayers! He was
telling me to give Him the praise for what He has already worked out for me!
Does anyone feel like you've been seeking God for a whole lot lately? The
devil has been so busy and people have been crying out for help and sometimes I’ve
been hard pressed to help them because I’ve been crying out myself! But God has been so faithful! Even in the valley….even
in the storm, God is doing just what He promised. It’s really just a matter of
giving Him glory instead of trying to take control!
We are now in a season of restoration and new beginnings!
This is the time we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and the start of His journey
to the cross. But at this time, many people are reminded of what they have lost
and what they don’t have. But I declare today that in God, we have all that we
need. Some of you are looking at the computer screen thinking, “That sounds
good, Ebony…but that won’t help me buy presents for my kids or comfort me when
I am alone thinking about my mother that I’ve lost.” I encourage you to try
giving God glory for the fact that you have life and you can spend time with your
family! Or getting a good shout in when you remember that if you live right, you’ll
see your family member again! Go ahead! Give God the glory for the great things
He has done!
There will be turmoil, sadness, discouragement but God has
promised that He would never leave us or forsake us! So I give You glory, God!
Sickness and disease will attempt to attack you and your family. But Jesus bore
stripes for your healing! So I give You glory, God! Poverty and lack, layoffs
will come but God promised that He would supply all of your needs according to
His riches in glory. So I give You glory, God! Our God is greater, stronger, and
bigger than any mountain that tries to plant itself in your path!
Whenever you find yourself complaining during this season, look
at the prophet Jeremiah. He was constantly going through persecution and trying
to get the people to live right. He even
wondered how he could possibly be chosen to deliver God’s word because he was
just a boy. But God assured him that He would stick with him because He had
holy plans for him. In Jeremiah 29, Jeremiah wrote to the prophets and elders
that had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon. He wanted to encourage them to
not give up. I pray that through these words, you will be encouraged to not
give up on God. No matter what may come against you, stand on the Word and give
God the glory!
This is God's
Word on the subject: "As soon as Babylon's seventy years are up and not a
day before, I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back
home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of
you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. 12"When you call on me, when you come and pray to me,
I'll listen. "When you come looking for me, you'll find me. Yes, when you
get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure
you won't be disappointed." God's Decree. "I’ll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back
from all the countries into which I drove you"—God's Decree—"bring you home to the place from which I
sent you off into exile. You can count on it!
(Jeremiah 29: 10-14 MSG)
I challenge you to look for the sun in the midst of your
storm; to see the growth that you have experienced as a result of your tests. God has a plan for you and His word does not
return void! If you feel like you are out there all alone, you’re not! Remember
that you are on God’s mind and his thoughts are of peace! To God be the glory for the great things He
has done! He has not forgotten…
3 comments:
All I CAN SAY IS ,YES TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome words of encouragement.....Thank God that is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all we could ever ask or think....As it says also in the book of James, count it all joy when you go thru trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything....To God be the GLORY, Yes.....for the things is has done....Our trials were conquered over 2000 years ago....We had the victory before the trial even exsisted. The battle is already won! I love you sister in law...Keep living a life to where God can continue to speak thru you and use you as his vessel....
Yes, to God be the Glory. Thank you for these words of encouragement. This is right on time as I have been thinking about my mother and how I miss her this week. To God be the Glory and I praise and thank God for the family and friends that are still here with me.
Deb Simpson
as i read this COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, NAME THEM ONE BY ONE, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS NAME THEM ONE BY ONE, COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE starts to play in my head TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!! it gets hard sometimes to "praise your way thru" while ur still in it but HE will bring you out and u can look back and say I CAN DO ALL THINGS THRU CHRIST FOR HE IS MY STRENGTH!!! MY HEART IS REJOICING WITH THIS WORD!!!
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