Comfort for Our 2020 World: Declare His Glory

Many churches have cancelled their worship services and have gone online during the COVID-19 lockdown.  A talented team of worship musicians got together to create a virtual worldwide choir that is now "hallowing God's Name" all over the world! 

The hallowing of God’s Name, both for His creative and His re-creative work, should not be restricted to our private prayers, nor to our public worship in Church. And it should not be restricted in these COVID-19 days of online worship in our living rooms. We should glorify God’s Name before all men. “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples (Psalm 96:3).  (We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1q-fDpiKng )

In addition to hallowing God’s Name on account of what God has done, we are to cause others to hallow God’s Name by what we do. 

We are God’s children, and our misbehavior reflects poorly upon God our Father. When the ungodly see us do things which a child of God should not do, then we give them reason to blaspheme God’s Name. If, for example, we speak falsely, that reflects poorly on our Father as though God doesn’t really care whether we lie or not. 

Because our actions cast a reflection on God, we must ardently strive to do what is good and acceptable in the sight of God and man. We must seek to honor the Name of God in word and in deed, so that those who see and hear us see a good and faithful reflection of God. We are to do justice. We are to show love, kindness, patience and mercy. We are to do good to all men. When we do these things, we will cause others to glorify God’s Name. This is what Christ meant when He said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). 

If we are to conduct ourselves in such a way that those who see us hallow God’s Name, we need the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen us, for we of ourselves cannot live a life that would cause others to glorify God. Therefore we pray this petition: “Grant that we may so direct our whole life ‑ our thoughts, words and actions ‑ that Thy Name is not blasphemed because of us but always honored and praised.” (Take My Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u64Onr6FW0k )

We may confidently expect that God will answer this petition, for He has promised us His Spirit who enables us to do good. In Ezekiel 36:27 we are promised, “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”

(Easter Hymn: He Arose)