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Glorify the glorious God
A Daily Dose of how God blesses me in face of severe pain and memories from my past. “We might be confined to the house for the rest of our life. But if you have an adventurous spirit, the world will exist in your heart.” From The Autumn Ballad episode 14
September 2
Romans 2:10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Is it everyone can or will receive glory, honor, and peace?
What does works what is good mean?
Why to the Jew first and also to the Greek?
Do I seek God's glory or mine
Do I seek to glorify God or me
Do I seek peace on the earth
Do I seek for peace with God
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray my life would seek to be good for Your good and glory. In Jesus name.
September 1
Romans 2:7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
Meditate on this chapter.
Define continuance using a Bible dictionary.
Define immortality using a Bible dictionary.
Write some verses that call us to seek.
I seek but will I find
I seek for the holy God
I seek for eternal Life
I seek for God's Love
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray as I seek to find the glorious God and eternal Life. In Jesus name.
August 31
Romans 1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
Meditate on this chapter.
Define incorruptible using a Bible dictionary.
Define corruptible using a Bible dictionary.
Why are man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things considered corruptible?
Why would someone make their god from something corruptible?
I seek a god beyond corruption
The glorious holy Creator God
God who came to be with us
Jesus who lived a holy Life
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray to never settle for my created god rather than the Creator God. In Jesus name.
August 30
Acts 22:11 “And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
Meditate on this chapter.
Define Damascus using a Bible dictionary.
Using a Bible Atlas and modern map discover the location of Damascus.
Have you ever been temporarily blinded by light?
What would happen to a non-Christian who sees the Light, Jesus?
What does it mean to see the Light or Jesus?
Jesus is the Light
Before Sun and stars
Begotten not created
The Light of Creation
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray as I live in the light of the Sun may the Light be revealed to me so I may see beyond my eyes. In Jesus name.
August 29
Acts 12:23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.
Meditate on this chapter.
Define angel using a Bible dictionary.
Who is this verse talking about?
Write a short biography of him.
In what ways did he not give glory to God?
What kind of death would this be?
If I self glorify
I will die
If I God glorify
I will live
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray I would glorify You, the glorious God, everyday and in every way. In Jesus name.
August 28
Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
Who is the he?
What does being full of the Holy Spirit mean?
What does gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God mean?
What does and Jesus standing at the right hand of God mean?
What does this verse teach about the Trinity?
When I face death
will I see heaven
will I see the Father
will I see Jesus
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray as I go though this day I would be so heavenly minded I can be of earthly good. In Jesus name.
August 27
Acts 7:2 And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
Meditate on this chapter.
Define Abraham using a Bible dictionary.
Define Mesopotamia using a Bible dictionary.
Define Haran using a Bible dictionary.
Why is The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran important?
God came to Abram
made him Abraham
From exalted father
to father of nations
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray to be used by You to bring others to You through Jesus Christ. In Jesus name.
August 26
John 17:24 ¶ “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
What does this verse teach about prayer?
Comment on these prayer requests of Jesus.
I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am
that they may behold My glory which You have given Me
for You loved Me before the foundation of the world
The Lord's prayer
I want them Father
To be where I am
To see my glory
And Your love for me
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray You would teach me how to pray as Jesus did in John 17. In Jesus name.
August 25
John 17:22 “And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
Define gave and given using a Bible dictionary.
How could the Father give Jesus glory?
How could Jesus give us glory?
How can we be one as the Trinity is one?
Make us one Jesus
As the Trinity is one
To be Your body Jesus
That we all can be one
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray You would make us one in Jesus to be His body in the world. In Jesus name.
August 24
John 17:5 “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
Meditate on this chapter.
Define together using a Bible dictionary.
What does glorify Me together with Yourself mean?
What does with the glory which I had with You before the world was mean?
To be with You
Reside in Glory
Glory with You
Creations Glory
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray to be in Your presence most glorious God. In Jesus name.
August 23
John 12:41 These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
Meditate on this chapter.
What did Isaiah say in the verses before this verse.
How do you respond to times you experience God's goodness and glory?
How should you?
God has answered my prayers
I have experienced God's glory
God has touched my heart
I will speak about God's glory
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray God will guide me to share the glories of the glorious God. In Jesus name.
August 22
John 11:40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
Define believe using a Bible dictionary.
Define see using a Bible dictionary.
Why do you have to believe to see the glory of God?
May I see You
See Your glory
I believe You
You are LORD
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray You would strengthen my faith so I would see Your glory and know Your presence LORD God. In Jesus name.
August 21
John 11:4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Define sickness using a Bible dictionary.
Define death using a Bible dictionary.
What does “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, mean?
What does that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” mean?
Use my life LORD
Use my health LORD
Use my death LORD
For Your glory LORD
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray by my life and death I would glorify the glorious God! In Jesus name.
August 20
John 8:50 “And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges.
Meditate on this chapter.
Write this verse in your own words.
Whose glory do you seek?
I seek I cried out
“You will find”
What will I find
“You will find Me”
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray God would reveal Himself to me. In Jesus name.
August 19
John 7:18 “He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
Meditate on this chapter.
What does it mean to speak from yourself?
What does it mean to seek the glory of the One who sent Him?
Define righteousness using a Bible dictionary.
Define unrighteousness.
Jesus is the Living Word
He is God's Living Word
Source of the written word
Express God in written word
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray my words would come from Jesus the Living Word speaking God's written word. In Jesus name.
August 18
John 2:11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
Meditate on this chapter.
Define beginning using a Bible dictionary.
Define beginning in Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 using a Bible dictionary and compare to the word in this verse.
Define Cana using a Bible dictionary.
Define Galilee using a Bible dictionary.
Find Galilee and Cana on a Bible map.
Jesus turns water into wine
The miracle of every year
Water from vessel to cleanse
Baptism and Communion
Prayer for today
Father, today I pray I would remember my Baptism and live in communion with YOU! In Jesus name.
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