In Him Your Glory is Shown!

Michael E. Wood

July 1, 2011

James 1:17:   Every good gift and every perfect gift cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

To the natural man with a natural eye fixed upon things of this world and to those who have a view of God in relation to the temporal enjoyments of this life this verse would be viewed in the light of the pleasures this world has to offer and seen as the direct blessing of God upon a life which would seem to be pleasing to Him by virtue of outward forms of religion and obedience thereto. So then, how does one who professes godliness but denies the power thereof handle the adversities of life such as loss of health, wealth, or any other earthly enjoyment which eventually comes upon all men?

The true grace of God gives a person an eye to see that all that our Sovereign Father does and brings into our lives are truly good gifts, yea, perfect gifts in which His goodness is displayed by that which He works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure. God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. He does not change, nor is it in Him to change; therefore we are made to delight in Him who through the abundance of mercy shown through the shed blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ hath granted us forgiveness of sins and all things by His Spirit which pertains to life and godliness unto His eternal praise.

Oh now I exclaim, and gladly proclaim

Tis pleasure to sit at Your feet

To listen with awe, and know above all

Your grace is sufficient to meet

Every command by writ of Your hand

You breathed out, as men wrote on paper,

The Gospel, Good News, for those that You choose

Through lives that on earth are but vapor.

Oh Spirit come quicken in hearts You have written

To know we are claimed through the cross,

With sin overcome by the blood of Your Son

Whose glory will never know loss.

In knowing we’re Thine, we humbly resign;

Receive all as good from Your hand;

And count all as joy of which You employ

That others in Jesus will stand

Strong in the test to prove godliness

With contentment is now our great gain.

For in You we find none other so kind

To give us Your joy in our pain.

So light our affliction and sweet the affection

You speak by the sound of Your voice

To guide and to cheer, to draw us so near

And say now again we rejoice

In You who alone, Oh Jesus enthroned

In glory to now intercede

For though we be tried, in You glorified

We’ll be as You meet every need.

Oh in us inflame more love for Your Name

Through the fires of this life that You meet

Out to all those whose faith in them grows

More pure as in You we’re complete.

Oh help us to bloom as the fragrant perfume

Of Your life in us You did impart

So sweetly to sing to You our Great King

Who gave us the love of Your heart!

In our generation our great expectation

Is that You will raise for Your glory

A remnant to shine by Your glory divine

By Your Spirit to exult in Your story.

For our happiness is only in this

That You above all will be known

Through Christ crucified and now glorified

And in Him Your glory is shown!