Glorying in Him

1 Corinthians 1:31 “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

Why?  Because He is glorious and worthy!

Just this one chapter alone gives plenty of reason.

•          Because grace and peace come from Him. Verse 3
•          Because He enriches our lives. Verse 5
•          Because we are confirmed by Him. Verse 8
•          Because we are called into fellowship by Him. Verse 9
•          Because He is faithful. Verse 9
•          Because it pleases Him to save those who believe. Verse 21
•          Because He is wiser than man. Verse 25
•          Because He is stronger than man. Verse 25
•          Because He is righteous. Verse 30
•          Because He sanctifies. Verse 30
•          Because He is our Redeemer. Verse 30

And if that isn’t reason enough to glory in the Lord – search the Scriptures yourself!

Fanny Crosby was blind from infancy. Yet she wrote thousands of hymns, some under pseudonyms. One of her hymns, To God Be the Glory, first published in 1875, was the theme song of the Christian primary school I attended. Admittedly, I grew tired of singing it at every student assembly and school program, but the meaning of the words is never tiresome.

“To God be the glory great things He has done.”

(Just consider making your own list!)

“So loved He the world, that He gave us His Son.”

(I doubt very much that I love anyone enough to willingly give up a child or grandchild.)

“Who yielded His life an atonement for sin…”

(He took a death sentence so that even “the vilest offenders” could receive “full pardon.") 

"And opened the life-gate that all may go in."

May I be found glorying in Him today!