Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year OneSample

I am the LORD, that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another (Isaiah 42:8).

To whom do you seek to ascribe glory?

Moses depicts God’s glory, “The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel” (Exodus 24:17). Jesus unveils His glory to Peter, James, and John, being transfigured before them (Matthew 17:1-2). Yet in conjunction with their mother, James and John seek their own future glory. They desire to sit at Jesus’ right and left hand in His kingdom (Matthew 20:21). Jesus explains that He would be mocked, scourged, crucified, and resurrected (Matthew 20:19). Matthew immediately uses the adverb of time, “then,” capturing the timing of their selfish request (Matthew 20:20). Our Lord reveals that His own future status is predicated upon His service by giving “His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28).

Employment Point: Live for God’s glory by becoming the servant of all.