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Day By Day By Grace
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Bob Hoekstra
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June 10
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<h1>God Glorified by Working Obedience in Us</h1>
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<div class="block"><i>Now may the <b>God</b> of peace…make you complete in every good work to do His will, <b>working in you</b> what is <b>well pleasing</b> in His sight, through Jesus Christ, <b>to whom be glory forever and ever.</b> Amen.</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Hbr', 13, '20-21');">Hebrews 13:20-21</a>)</div>
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<p>Let's ponder once more these tremendous words in <a onClick="return mV('Hbr', 13, '20-21');">Hebrews 13:20-21</a>. When the Lord works in us unto obedience (<i>"what is <b>well pleasing</b> in His sight"</i>), He Himself is the one who appropriately receives the glory (<i>"<b>to whom be glory forever and ever</b>"</i>).</p>
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<p>Throughout eternity, God is to be glorified and magnified by all. <i>"I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: '<b>Worthy</b> is the Lamb who was slain to receive <b>power</b> and <b>riches</b> and <b>wisdom</b>, and <b>strength</b> and <b>honor</b> and <b>glory</b> and <b>blessing</b>!' And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: '<b>Blessing</b> and <b>honor</b> and <b>glory</b> and <b>power</b> be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!'"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Rev', 5, '11-13');">Revelation 5:11-13</a>).</p>
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<p>Now, in the midst of time and space, God is also to be glorified in and through our lives. <i>"Therefore, <b>whether</b> you eat or drink, or <b>whatever</b> you do, do <b>all</b> to the <b>glory of God</b>"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('1Cr', 10, '31-31');">1 Corinthians 10:31</a>). What the Lord wants us to do for His glory is clearly revealed in His commands. In the New Testament, our Lord commands His new covenant servants in <b>many</b> areas. He calls us to <b>genuine love</b>, <b>godly service</b>, <b>earnest prayer</b>, and <b>habitual hospitality</b>: <i>"Let <b>love</b> be without hypocrisy… <b>serving</b> the Lord…continuing steadfastly in <b>prayer</b>…given to <b>hospitality</b>"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Rom', 12, '9-9');">Romans 12:9</a>; <a onClick="return mV('Rom', 11, '-');">11</a>, <a onClick="return mV('Rom', 11, '12-12');">12</a>, <a onClick="return mV('Rom', 11, '13-13');">13</a>). He instructs us to be <b>truthful</b>, <b>hard-working</b>, <b>kind</b>, and <b>forgiving</b>: <i>"each one speak <b>truth</b> with his neighbor…let him <b>labor</b>, working with his hands what is good…be <b>kind</b> to one another… <b>forgiving</b> one another"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Eph', 4, '25-25');">Ephesians 4:25</a>, <a onClick="return mV('Eph', 4, '28-28');">28</a>, <a onClick="return mV('Eph', 4, '32-32');">32</a>).</p>
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<p>These commands declare the attitudes and actions that are <i>"<b>well pleasing</b> in His sight."</i> These are the spiritual characteristics that <b>He</b> wants to bring forth by <b>His work in us</b>: <i>"<b>working in you</b> what is well pleasing in His sight."</i> When we seek the Lord to do such work in and through us, He is to be given <b>all</b> the <b>glory</b> and <b>honor</b>.</p>
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<div class="dbdbg_prayer">Glorious God of peace, may You be glorified in my life by making me complete in every good work to do Your will, working in me what is well pleasing in Your sight through Jesus Christ, Amen.</div>
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