And when
Jesus came to earth, He was the embodiment of love. So “Glory to God in the
highest” was the perfect way to begin His birth announcement.
We tend to
make “bringing glory to God” something mysterious and complicated. We think we
have to move across the world and become a missionary. Or have flawless,
smiling faces that never show how broken we are inside. Or perfectly meet a set
of spiritual standards some spiritual authority has handed to us along with
heavy guilt.
In other
words, we mistakenly believe this: I have to bring God glory.
But here’s
the wonderful truth and the whole hope of Christmas: God brought His glory to
us.
“For God so
loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have eternal life.” {John 3:16} Love was placed inside a
manger and now lives inside of us. Our part is simple sharing what we’ve
received. “We love because He first loved us” {1 John 4:19}. Do you want to
bring glory to God? Then simply let Jesus share His love through you. Every
day, wherever you are, however you can.
Love brings God glory.
And when we
love, we declare with our lives what the angels did with their lips: “Glory to
God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor
rests.” {Luke 2:14}
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