“For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen”
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” (Psalm 19:1-3)
“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.” (Psalm 57:5)
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20)
When we pray “to God be the glory” we are acknowledging that God is the Master Designer of it all. To give Him glory is to give Him the credit. It is looking at the world around us and seeing His hand. To give God glory starts with simply believing in God. In order to not believe we must look at the evidence around us and come up with an alternative explanation…we have to give the “credit” to someone or something else. The Scripture tells us that to deny God this glory is to deny His existence. To look at the wonders of this world and say that it is an accident or that we are the result of a random cosmic collision is to take away from the glory of God.
The Psalm above states that the creation itself declares that there is a God! God has proclaimed His existence throughout all the earth. We see it in a sunrise or in the blooming flowers of Spring. When you think about the mysteries of the stars in the heavens or hold a new born baby in your arms…we hear the “language” of the Divine…we clearly see the evidence of the Almighty Architect. This is a worldwide message…THERE IS A GOD!
To give God the glory is to believe that there is a God who has created it all and also that He continues to be a part of it. In other words, it is acknowledging His existence…AND…His presence today! Do you believe that today? It is the beginning of giving God all the glory that is His. Praying the Lord’s prayer is believing that there is a God and that He is here and active in the world and in our lives. So…
“For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the GLORY”