THE LORD DESERVES ALL GLORY

Psalm 115

Sunday, 29 March 2026

“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth.”  Psalm 115:1 

Psalm 115 reveals the heart of the psalmist that seeks to glorify God. Selfishness and pride have reached such heights that many people reach out to God only for their benefit; but a true believer humbles himself and desires to seek the Lord, giving glory to His Creator and Redeemer.

The key verse emphasizes that no one is worthy of glory other than the Lord himself. Just as the moon having no light of its own but reflects the light from the sun, human beings don’t have anything to glory in themselves other than what the Lord has done for them. Thus 1 Cor.10:31 reminds us: “whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” 

How does today’s Psalm urge us to live glorifying God?

• To glorify God, avoid all idolatry (Vs.4-8)

The pages of the Bible are filled with messages that condemn idolatry. The significance God places on it is reflected, when it was written down by Him in the Ten Commandments: “…you shall not make for yourself an idol...” (Exodus 20:3-5). Well, you might think that idolatry has very little to do with us today. After all we are not inclined to worship gods of wood or stone. Idolatry extends beyond the worship of idols and images to anything that replaces the true God. It can be pride, self-centeredness, greed, gluttony, and love for possessions, family or relatives. Even those who do not bow physically before a statue but has given space to any of theseabove God in your heart, is an idol! Idol worship robs God of the glory that is rightfully His, which He will not tolerate (Isaiah 42:8).

• To glorify God, Trust in Him (Vs.9-15)

We glorify God by trusting Him as our helper, defender and source of all blessing. Unlike men, He never lies and never fails to fulfill His promises. Unlike men, His plans are perfect, and He works all things together for good for those who love Him and put their trust in Him. Many times, we fail to trust God, because we don’t know Him enough to trust Him. When we make every effort to know God through His Word, we will see that He is worthy of our trust. The first step in getting to know God is to accept Jesus as our personal Savior. And as we grow in the Lord Jesus, we will say as Paul said in 2 Timothy 1:12, “…nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.” Since He is Trustworthy, I will glorify Him with all of my being! 

• To glorify God, praise Him always (Vs.16-18)

Praise flows from the fullness of a grateful heart and it glorifies none other than the One who took away the penalty of our sin and justified us freely. The psalmist says so clearly that we can praise Him only when we are alive. A glimpse into heaven in the book of Revelation teaches us the pattern of praise that we need to follow here on earth: the angels and elders and all the heavenly creatures bow down in worship continually glorifying the Lamb on the throne who has bought us with His precious blood. So an attitude of worship and praise needsto become a lifestyle for all believers. Charles Spurgeon once said “though the dead cannot, the wicked will not and the careless do not praise God, yet we will shout ‘Hallelujah’ for ever and ever.”

May the statement John the Baptist made, “He [Christ] must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30) be true of all of us as we grow in Christ!

“For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”(1Cor.6:20)'

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