25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and WENT HOME PRAISING GOD. 26 Everyone was amazed and GAVE PRAISE TO GOD. Luke 5
Who is getting the Glory/Praise, man or God? This is an important question for much Christian ministry today.
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord]. Matthew 6 Amplified Bible
The Lord said ‘NO ONE’, can serve two masters, it’s not possible! Our hearts will be drawn to either one or the other but not both. We may think we can have, ‘the best of both worlds, but it’s not possible – we only delude ourselves’.
The beloved doctor Luke wrote the Gospel bearing his name and the Book of Acts. He recorded many miraculous healings, not unusual for a physician and also the people’s response to them.
16 They were all filled with awe AND PRAISED GOD. ‘A great prophet has appeared among us,’ they said. Luke 7 (Jesus ruined a funeral when He raised the widow’s son)
11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’ 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up AND PRAISED GOD. Luke 13
17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the PEOPLE WERE DELIGHTED/REJOICING with all the wonderful things he was doing. Luke 13
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 HE THREW HIMSELF AT JESUS’ FEET AND THANKED HIM – AND HE WAS A SAMARITAN. Luke 17
Jesus declared that only one Samaritan had returned and given Glory/Praise to God. IF YOU WANT FAVOUR WITH GOD, BE THAT ONE WHO REMEMBERS TO RETURN AND THANK THE LORD FOR HIS GOODNESS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
Give God all the Praise and Glory and He’ll be able to pour more blessing upon you.
Hallelujah, we serve a good God. Immanuel