The word for this week is "glorify". We'll be looking at these verses:
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. KJV
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. KJV
1 Corinthians 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. KJV
We are to have this goal concerning our God and Rick Renner's Sparkling Gems From The Greek - Volume 2 explains even more.
The Glorifying Ministry of the Holy Spirit
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall
shew it unto you. — John 16:14
Do you find the ability to express yourself in worship to
God easy or difficult? Is it easy for you to lift your arms and
audibly worship the Lord, or do you feel self-conscious and think about the
possibility that people might be watching you? Do you hesitate to worship in
the presence of others but find it easy to worship at home when no one is
watching?
As Jesus prepared to depart from this world and sat in that
upper room teaching His disciples about the Holy Spirit and His various roles,
one of these roles He stressed that the Holy Spirit would carry out is the
ministry of glorifying Jesus. Jesus said in John 16:14: “He shall glorify me:
for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.”
The word “glorify” is the Greek word doxadzo, which
can be translated in a variety of ways depending on its context. It can be
rendered to extol, to praise, to magnify, to worship, to
give honor, to give adulation, or to express one’s fame or repute,
and in John 16:14, it actually encompasses the full range of these meanings.
Thus, when Jesus said, “He [the Holy Spirit] shall glorify
me…,” He expressly meant that the Holy Spirit’s role is to extol, magnify, glorify,
and worship Him. In fact, one of the Holy Spirit’s chief roles is to
give adulation and fame to Jesus — to glorify that
name that is exalted above every other name (see Philippians 2:9). The
Spirit of God doesn’t seek to draw attention to Himself in any way. Rather, He
points everyone toward Jesus and leads us in rapturous worship of our exalted
Savior.
Because the Holy Spirit is an invisible, non-material Spirit
Being, He cannot glorify Jesus in the way the Lord desires without using
someone as a vessel through which to work. By now, I’m sure you can guess that
the vessel He chooses is the one in which He lives — you! How does the
Holy Spirit fulfill His responsibility to glorify Jesus through you? He heals
the sick, casts out demons, leads lost people to a saving knowledge of Jesus, and
so on. However, one of the most effective, magnificent avenues through which He
glorifies Jesus is in those moments when your heart is full, your hands are
raised, and your whole being is caught up in worshiping Jesus the Lord.
By His very nature, the Holy Spirit is a Glorifier and
a Worshiper, and when He is free to work in your life as a believer, it’s
very obvious because you will glorify Jesus. If you will allow the
Holy Spirit to be loosed inside your life, you will find yourself wanting to
throw your hands in the air, move your feet, and lift your voice to Heaven with
praise and worship — completely oblivious to who might be watching or judging
you. The Holy Spirit seeks to glorify Jesus in every aspect of your life,
including your conversations, your behavior, and your relationships.
He wants
your lips to be filled with Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
The Holy Spirit’s primary task is to reveal Jesus to you —
and He’ll take you to Jesus on a level that you’ve never known before. He’s
just waiting for you to surrender and to take the plunge into this spiritual
experience. Believe me when I tell you that you’ll never be the same.
If you’ve had a hard time abandoning yourself in worship in
the past, today is the day for you to begin. I urge you to take a moment right
now and pray, “Holy Spirit, You are a Worshiper, so I yield to You. I ask You
to help me remove all my inhibition as I do. I ask You not only to glorify
Jesus in my behavior, my conversations, and my life, but right now in a time of
worship, I ask You to glorify Jesus through me.”
If you prayed this prayer, just yield to the Holy Spirit and
watch what He will do in you. Right now while no one is watching, lift your
arms to Heaven and begin to express your thanks- giving to Jesus. Allow the
Holy Spirit to fill you and take you into a realm of worship that you’ve never
known before.
The Holy Spirit’s primary task is to reveal Jesus to you —
and if you let Him, He’ll take you to Jesus on a level that you’ve never known
before. He is there with you in this moment, and He’s just waiting for you to
surrender and to take the plunge into this spiritual experience. The time
and place for you to start is right now in the privacy of your own home. He’s
waiting for you — so why not start today?
I LOVE this! It really is not a hard thing to do to glorify God! We just bring attention to all that He has done in our lives and share that Good News with others. We used to sing a song in our worship called "Shout Your Fame", which is just another way to glorify Him! Today we'll use Hillsong Worship's "I Will Praise You":
Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!
