"To Him (God) be glory, and dominion forever and ever. Amen"
This verse is the conclusion of the matter that we have discussed in the matter of Who and what God is. He is God Who should be given glory. This is an important matter. When the king of a country comes into the presence of people it is a big deal. We certainly owe the God Who created us glory and worship. The Bible begins, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Now that is a big deal. Everything that we see around us ultimately owes its existence to God. When God started there was nothing. When He had finished creating the world, including the whole universe, He was God of all glory, and He remains the God of all glory. Since all of this is true we owe Him glory. I always remember that the beginning hymn in my home church was "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow, praise Him all creatures here below..." I grew up hearing that, and it made an impression on me as a youngster. He is the God Who has "dominion." This means that He is in charge of everything on the earth and in the whole universe. There is no place, no place on earth or in the whole universe in which He is not in charge. One of our astronauts saw the hand of God in the universe. One of the Russian space travelers said that he saw no evidence of God in his trip in space. How did he think it all came into existence. Oh, I know, the "Big Bang." There is a glorious story of creation for the ages. It all started from a cosmic explosion and everything began to revolve around something and began to evolve. Where there is a creation, there is a creator. The Bible gives us a good answer: "In the beginning God...created the heaven and the earth...." We have to give Him glory and dominion "forever and forever." This means that we are to give Him glory for all eternity. The Book of Revelation gives a picture of what is going on in heaven. The angels and the "elders" are standing around His throne giving Him glory forever and forever. We certainly owe Him glory from where we stand on the earth, and when by faith in Jesus Christ we stand in His presence we will give Him glory. We need to be practicing now, and we should mean it when we sing: "Praise God from Whom blessings flow." Bro.Joe
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