| The Joy of Service |
Chapter 4 |
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“Therefore glorify God.” That is what we must do with the life which belongs to God, and which He recommits to us. How can we augment God’s glory? We cannot add a single beam to the splendour of the noonday sun; we cannot make the evening star more brilliant; and God’s name is infinitely beyond our poor glorifying. Ye we may honour God among men. You travel abroad, and meet in a foreign land a man who is noble, gifted, and worthy. Here at home he is not known at all, or at the best his name is known only vaguely and by a very few. You return home and begin at once to speak of this man to your friends, telling them of his life, his work, his charming personality. You pass among your friends the books he has written, which contain his helpful, inspiring words. His name is now no longer unknown in your community, but becomes familiar to many people. His influence begins to be felt in many lives. His books are read, and do good. You have glorified him.
In the same way we may make God glorious. We know His name, His character, His works, and we have His word, which is full of divine revealings. We can speak of His mercy, love, and goodness. We can tell what we know of Him, what He has been to us, and has done for us. We can show others the words He has spoken, full of comfort, inspiration, and cheer. Where God was scarcely known before, He becomes well known, and many begin to love Him and trust Him. We have glorified God.
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