Give God the Glory



The Lord is Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is eternal, without beginning or ending. “From everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God” (Psalm 90:2). His Name is “Holy and Reverend” (Psalm 111:9c) and He dwells “in the light which no man can approach unto” (1 Timothy 6:16). None can comprehend or describe His immaculate, incomprehensible glory. The Lord is completely removed from all defect and fault. His strength knows no weakness and His power has no boundary. He is the infinite God, full of knowledge, wisdom, goodness and mercy. He is distinguished by His unchangeable perfections and attributes. His Being is underived; His decrees are eternal; His will is sovereign; His freedom is absolute; His control is limitless; His throne is secure; His government is universal; His knowledge extends to all things and His ways are past finding out. His purity cannot be tarnished; His will cannot be resisted; His serenity cannot be disturbed; His kingdom cannot be overcome; His purpose cannot be defeated. He rules the world for the glory of His name and the welfare of His people. He created and maintains all things for His own pleasure.

In old eternity, for His glory and in covenant love, God chose a multitude which no man can number to be the recipients of His saving grace and committed them to the care of Christ their Surety, in Whom they were chosen. Along with the rest of Adam’s race, His elect became depraved through Adam’s transgression. About two thousand years ago, the only begotten of the Father joined Himself to humanity. Jesus came “to save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). “It pleased the LORD to bruise Him” (Isaiah 53:10). By sacrificing His Son for our sins, God satisfied the demands of His inflexible justice which required death for sin. “Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 5:21). Christ was raised from the dead because He had obtained eternal redemption for His people. Now ascended to His throne, He reigns over all and gives “eternal life to as many as the Father has given Him” (John 17:2). At the appointed time, He sends His Spirit Who uses the gospel to regenerate His spiritually dead people, and grants them repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. By the power of effectual grace, these sinners are brought to believe on the Son and rejoice that they are made the righteousness of God in Him. They are preserved in Christ until taken to heaven where they will enjoy and worship the Lamb of God forever.

This is the God of the Bible, the God I worship and the God I proclaim. “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness” (Psalm 29:2).

-Gospel report by preacher Jim Byrd

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