Trust and Glory
Jesus, bring a new song
Out of my trials, out of my pain
Jesus, precious Jesus
Oh that my whole life would bring You praise
Get Your glory, get Your glory
Get Your glory out of me
Every drop, every ounce
Get your glory out of me…
“Get Your Glory” by Anna Golden and Todd Galberth
This song parallels Psalm 115 in its request for God to be glorified through everything. The psalmist begins by declaring, “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory…” This sounds holy and reverent, but what does it truly mean? How can we give glory to the Creator of the heavens and the earth? How can we give anything to the One who has everything?
The psalm continues by sharing how blind we can be to the working of the LORD’s hands, having eyes, but not seeing, and ears, but not hearing. The psalmist then goes on to command the people of God to trust God. Verse 11 says, “You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.” This verse proves that you can go about fearing the LORD without trusting Him. You can acknowledge that God is holy and worthy of all praise without finding rest in His sovereignty. You can bow down before the King of Kings in worship without believing that His hand is over your life and in your situation. Part of the beauty in being a child of God is understanding that He is Provider. Reverence is a vital part of sonship/daughtership, but it is not where you end.
How do we glorify God? We can trust Him. Wholly. Completely. In trial, in triumph, and without waver.
If it’s true that we can glorify God by trusting God, then it must also be true that we can we can glorify others by trusting others. An equally dangerous route is to glorify ourselves by trusting ourselves. I do not think it is a coincidence that Psalm 115 is one of the few psalms in which we do not know the author. He or she wanted to eradicate any possibility of receiving glory for being “admirably holy.” All the adoration is given to God, while the writer invites others to join in this praise.
When confronted by the Pharisees in John 8, Jesus says “I am not seeking glory for myself.” If JESUS (the Son of God!) was not seeking His own glory, how dare we seek our own? If we are to truly call ourselves Christians, a.k.a. ‘little Christs’, shouldn’t we follow His model as closely as possible?
To be conformed into God’s image is to serve, love, and glorify God as He did. Jesus put His trust fully in His Father. Earlier in the chapter, He makes this clear to the disciples: “I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.” In John 15:5, Jesus tells His disciples “If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
It is impossible to give ourselves or anyone else glory while we keep in mind that we can do all things with Him (Philippians 4:13), and no thing without Him. No one is worthy of our trust apart from the one who created us, the heavens, and the earth. No one but YHWH (Yahweh) is worthy of receiving glory and honor in that way, or in any other way. He alone deserves it.
Listen To The Song!
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/7IUrZDQQdjDlrazk4bubIY?si=2F1r7DIcQ1q3L-n22RS7Iw
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-your-glory-live/1689786880?i=1689787191
