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But God is not the only one who should receive glory.

Psalm 115:1-18

Reference: v.1 Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. (TNIV Bible)

Explore: I love getting emails and comments from people who read my blog. It’s amazing to hear from readers all over the world how God is using the simple words that I write to connect with them.

While the comments bring much joy to my life, I have to be honest and admit that I do not deserve all the glory. Although it sounds cliché, God deserves the glory of relating His word to everyday life and giving me the ability to put them into writing.

But God is not the only one who should receive glory.

My husband does a great deal of work on the ‘backend’ of my website. He designed it, set it up, helps with subscriptions… Apart from writing the blog himself, he pretty much does everything else!

Another ‘silent partner’ who deserves glory is my editor, Mandy. As a teacher by trade, Mandy reads through all of my blogs before they go ‘live’ to make sure my spelling is up to scratch and my concepts are understandable.

As you can see, I receive the lovely comments, and yet, there are numerous others who deserve the glory just as much – if not more – than me.

Application: We all like to receive praise for what we do, and we hate it when someone else steals the glory that was due to us. And yet, so often we do this to God.

All good things come from Him, but often when someone gives us praise, we will take the glory for ourselves. All the appreciation that comes our way should be reflected back to God, as He is the one who gives birth to all good things.

Prayer: Lord God, thank you for the amazing people you bring into my life. Help me to share Your love with others and to remember to give You the praise for all the good deeds I may do. Amen.

How can you reflect the gifts of praise that you have received back to God?

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