31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.1 Corinthians 10:31
Yesterday we ended with this verse. Paul is admonishing us not to use our freedoms if they are a stumbling block for another. I pray I will have enough self control to not drink alcohol if you struggle with alcohol, I will refrain. Paul says we should do all things to the glory of God. That is a hard phrase to pin down. So I turned to Psalm 29 as today as I am writing is the 29th. Psalm 29 talks about giving God glory. I looked it up in The Message to see how it talks about giving God glory. I love the opening: shout “Bravo” for God, “Encore!” And it ends being grateful for how God makes his
people strong and gives us peace. What beautiful pictures for thinking about giving God glory. Perhaps you would not say “bravo” but you would say “hallelujah.” How would you describe giving God the glory?
G is for _____
L is for _____
O is for _____
R is for _____
Y is for _____.
Lord, we raise our hands to praise you.
Psalm 29 (The Message)
“Bravo, God, bravo! Gods and all angels shout, “Encore!”
In awe before the glory, in awe before God’s visible power. Stand at attention! Dress your best to honor him! God thunders across the waters, Brilliant, his voice and his face, streaming brightness— God, across the flood waters. God’s thunder tympanic, God’s thunder symphonic. God’s thunder smashes cedars, God topples the northern cedars. The mountain ranges skip like spring colts, The high ridges jump like wild kid goats. God’s thunder spits fire.
God thunders, the wilderness quakes; He makes the desert of Kadesh shake. God’s thunder sets the oak trees dancing
A wild dance, whirling; the pelting rain strips their branches.
We fall to our knees—we call out, “Glory!” Above the floodwaters is God’s throne from which his power flows, from which he rules the world.
God makes his people strong.
God gives his people peace.
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