Of course, we are called to glorify God in everything that we think and say and do.

But the Bible also says that God will glorify us as children.

So what in the world does that mean?

It's a question that comes to us from a listener named Nicholas.

Pastor John, I'm very grateful for your love for the Lord and for your ministry.

In John, chapter 5, verse 44, Jesus challenges the Pharisees in where they seek their glory.

Quote, how can you believe when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the

glory that comes from the only God?

In quote, it seems that Jesus is indirectly telling us to seek glory from God.

How do we balance this with desiring to glorify him?

What is the difference in the link between me glorifying God and God glorifying me?

The difference between glorifying God and seeking glory from God is the difference between

our making God look like what he really is and God making us into what we are definitely not,

namely beautiful and glorious in his image.

We are created to glorify God.

That is by treasuring him and valuing him above all else to show him to be infinitely valuable

above all else in our lives and in the world, Isaiah 43, 7.

But we're also created to be glorious or to be glorified since we're not yet glorious.

Not in the sense, glorified, not in the sense of being shown to be supremely valuable,

like God, but in the sense of being conformed to the image of Christ.

So the key passage is Romans 8, 29 and 30, those whom he for new, he also predestined to be

conformed to the image of his son in order that he might be the first born among many brothers.

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