“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Revelation 4:11 NKJV
Many times, we associate something that was created with the person who created it. For example, we would look at a painting and suddenly remember the painter, Picasso.
Or we look at something sculpted and associate it with Michaelangelo. We see a book on a shelf and associate it with the author.
The same applies to parents. The other day, as I picked up my daughter from school, one of the students saw her and said, “This has to be your father.” She said that because of the striking resemblance.
Therefore, it’s safe to say that anytime we acknowledge the creator of something, we give glory to that creator. If we do this for our fellow humans, then God isn’t left out.
When people look at us as believers, they should immediately and without hesitation identify us with God, either because of something we did, our actions, our speech, or just our energy.
When this doesn’t happen, it means the connection is still severed, and we must bridge that gap. The wider the gap, the less likely our lives give glory to God.
How can we use our work to glorify God?
In the scriptures, we see how people experienced miracles and gave God glory. We see how Daniel’s wisdom was associated with God’s excellent spirit. We see how Elijah’s miracles caused the children of Israel to turn back to God.
We see how the works of Jesus Christ made people believe that He was the Son of God. We see how the exploits of the Apostles led to a global revolution.
We’ve been made to recognise the source of things we encounter. As we work, we must be intentional about what that work produces and how it produces it. This is because people can sense the difference between something done selfishly and a divinely-inspired result.
God is glorified when our results make people look beyond our abilities because, to them, we could never have done it on our own. Once we become like David, who faced giant problems and overcame them, God is glorified.
“I choose to glorify God through my work by allowing Him to work through me.”
When we work from a place of empowerment and not obvious ability, we can do the impossible. If you could do it on your own, you would not need God.
So, the next time you see a giant problem, don’t flee. It’s an opportunity for God to be glorified.
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