Good works

How have you glorified God?

 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16

God cannot be glorified through word alone, but principally through our victories. It is not wrong to exalt Him by saying beautiful words as many people do. Actually this has become very common among many nations. However, most of those who have praised Him with their lips, when we look at the quality of life that they have been living we see something that cannot glorify God at all, instead it is a shame for His name.

How have you glorified God? Just by saying beautiful words? Or by the victories that you have conquered?

When the Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and saying ‘, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Judges 6.12

Gideon did not praise Him, nor glorified Him but he manifested his revolt with the type of life that he was living at that very moment. He had in mind that for him to exalt the God of Abraham, his life could not be the way it was, a shameful life.

Dear all,
We cannot be hypocrites, instead we should be honest and sincere with ourselves. If you see  that your life is not in the way that exalts God, so what's  the point of glorifying Him through words alone?

Revolt against what is wrong in your life and don’t accept to be defeated by the problems that you are going through right now, otherwise the words that have come out of your lips are just empty words.

Do as Gideon did. Revolt against everything that has put you down and the light will shine on you and everyone will see your good works.
Bishop Carlos