Sunday 11^th August 2013

How can we walk in the Glory of God?

How can the Glory of God be manifested in our lives on a daily basis?

Humbleness is what brings us into the Glory of God. The glory of this world is based on proving to others that you are great and better than them but with God it doesn’t work like that. Proverbs 18:12 says “Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.” Being in the presence of God is not asking Him to bring His Glory and Honour in your life, but it’s giving God the place to reign. That’s why Jesus instructed us not to judge others. That’s a sign of pride. When you do not recognize that it is the work of

God that has brought you this far, you are missing it.

When someone does not have an attitude of humility, he cannot enter into the Glory of God because He is always comparing himself to other people.  It is when you recognize that without God, you are nothing , that you are best qualified to be in His Glory. It is not your mother or father that brought you to this world but God himself.  He could have decided to put your mouth on your feet and you would not have negotiated!

1Peter 5: 6 to 7 says: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Do you want to be a great person? Agree to be humble under God’s hand. When you are humble before God, You live a life of faith and prayer to God. You can’t live or be in anything and feel it is all right without having spoken to Him first. It is you attitude of prayer to God that is Humility. Even Jesus Christ, the Son of God himself went to the mountain to pray. I am sure He didn’t pray standing. There are people who can never kneel before God.  Sometimes we seek the Glory of God but we don’t want to lower ourselves before Him.

Philippians 2:3 says: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves”. Obey and Serve others like Jesus Christ washed the feet of others.  If you still think that you are greater than any human on this earth, you are wrong because we were all created by God. And if there is something of value in your life that can hinder you from serving God, there is a place where you have not reached in the Glory of God. Whether it is lacking shoes or clothes and you feel that you must have that before serving God then there is a place where you have not reached.

Sermon by the Senior Pastor: Nahimana Dieudonne