Glorify Thy Name

Mea e ‘ai e tatau ma le aso

“Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy.” Revelation 15:4

God’s glory is a display of who he is. God’s glory is the manifestation of God’s character, his ultimate power, and his majestic, and moral perfection.  Yet God reveals himself to us so that we can worship, follow and glorify him.

The cherubim (“cherub”) are associated with God’s absolute holiness and moral perfection. God placed cherubim at the entrance of Eden to keep Adam and Eve out of the garden after they sinned (Genesis 3:24).

The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, called the atonement cover, was adorned with two gold cherubim (Exodus 37:6-9).  It was a symbol of the very presence of God and the protect rants of His Moral Law (Ten Commandments).

How do we reflect God’s glory?

God’s glory is displayed in Christ.  If God’s glory is the sense of his awesome presence, then the more we understand of Jesus’ mission and work on earth, the more we will be aware of God’s glory.  For in Christ, God was physically present in this world.

God’s glory is reflected in the lives of his chosen people.  What did Jesus mean when he said in John 17:10, “glory has come to me through them”?

God’s glory is the revelation of his character and presence. The lives of Jesus’ disciples reveal his character, and he is present to the world through them. Does your life reveal Jesus’ character and presence?

We Christians can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord.  As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him. (2 Corinthians 3:18,)

The more we know Christ, the more we reflect his glory in our lives.  By beholding the nature of God with open hearts and minds, we can be more like him.   In the gospel, we see the truth about Christ, and it transforms us as we understand and apply his life as our example for us to live by.

Through Christ’s life, we can understand how truly loving God is and what he is really like.   As our knowledge deepens in Him, His Holy Spirit helps us to change. 

Becoming more Christ like is a progressive experience that grows from day to day (see Romans 8:29; Galatians 4:19; Philippians 3:21; 1 John 3:2). The more closely we follow Christ, the more we will be like him.  And the more we become like Him, then the Psalmist words in Psalms 86:9 will come to pass; “All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.”

Ia manuia,

failauga p. anoa’i