Father,
You have called us
to glorify Your name. And as, over the years, we have gotten to know you better
and better, we can see why calling for that makes sense. You are the great and
awesome God. You really are that good.
So, glorifying Your name is simply responding to reality.
You are the God who
performs wonders. We read about some of those in Your Word. But these wonders
of Yours are not limited to a people who lived in some alien place, long ago.
We also have experienced Your wonders in our own lives.
You are the God who
has made astounding promises to Your people. And that includes us. But what are
we? We are mere creatures. Just saying that makes this astounding. The Creator
obligates Himself to His creatures. But that's not all there is to it. We are
also terrible sinners, even now as Christians. We are terrible sinners. And
yet, You have not cancelled any of those promises. They are still Your pledge
to us. And we know, from experience, that You are the God who keeps all of His
promises.
You are the God who
is always with us, watching us. Sadly, there are those who misunderstand that.
They see it as You wanting to catch us in our sin. But that's not what
You're doing. When You are with us, watching us, You are watching over us. Wherever
we find ourselves, whatever is going on, You are there with us, to make sure
that we are safe. And we can depend on that.
You are the God who
cares. To so many, people are just another means to some selfish end, objects
to be used and when no longer usable, to be discarded. But that's not how You
see us. We are not pawns to be used and then cast aside. You care for us. You care
for us because You care about us.
Father, these
qualities are only a little slice of who You are. But seeing even just this
little bit, it is easy to glorify Your name because You are an amazing God.
We are so grateful
that You called us into Your Church so that we could get to know You. We so
look forward to the age to come when we will be able to see You face to face
and to have all the time that we need to get to know You well. And we pray this
through Jesus who makes it all possible. Amen.