JAN 19
Galatians 6:14
Memorise Galatians 6:14
“…do all to the glory of God”

This is a Latin term for “Glory to God alone”. Since salvation is by Scripture alone, grace alone, faith alone and Christ alone, all glory has to be to God alone, and man can take no credit for his salvation.

The Apostle Paul gave one of the greatest personal testimonies when he wrote these words in Galatians 6:14. He made his boast entirely in the work of our Lord Jesus Christ and in nothing else. He refused to glory either in his carnal privileges as a Jew or in his gifts and attainments. He chose not to glory in anything save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. He gloried in Him crucified - in the peace, pardon, righteousness, salvation and eternal glory which comes through His death at the cross. He gave thanks for the wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption that he had in Christ (1 Corinthians 1:30). This taught him to deny the riches, honours, pleasures and applause of the world; which were to him as dross, in comparison to the riches of Christ.

Dear teen, if our lives are no different from those of the unsaved people of this world, how will we prove to them that Jesus has made a difference in our lives? We need to make the cross of Jesus our “boast” in life. We are crucified with Christ. We must live a new kind of life in this world – a life where “self” has been crucified and has died to the desires of this ungodly world. For example, while you are known to study hard, you are even better known for your love for God’s Word. While you are known to be kind to others around you, you are even better known for your love for God and God’s people. While you are known for your confident personality, you are even better known for placing your confidence in Christ alone and your doggedness in thus bringing everything to God in prayer. While you might be known to do well in exams, you are even better known for your genuine humility and how you unfailingly give God the glory. While others who have talents like yours might want to use these talents to maximise their own material wealth, the world would witness how you only want to use these talents to fulfill His Will in your life.

Thought: “Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” (1 Corinthians 1:20)

Prayer: Lord, may I glory in the cross and be willing to suffer, if need be, to the glory of Thy name