Topic: Glory Or A Snare
Text: Psalms 34:1-13

The glorious God created man a glorious being. He decked man with glory, which issued from Him. Man was made a little lower than the angels. This glory has largely remained concealed. If all things are equal, spiritually speaking, the moment anybody comes across you, he should behold the glory of God in your life. The gory bestowed upon you should be visible. What is man’s glory? Psalms 30:11-12 gives us a clue: “Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing. Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent, O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever.” Your tongue is your glory. The tongue was not created for our downfall.

If the tongue is our glory, for what then should we use it? It is supposed to be used for singing the praises of God. Psalms 57:7-9 says: “My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed. I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.” Your heart has to be fixed to give praise to God with your glory, which is your tongue. David is a perfect example of what it means to make the tongue a glorious part of the body. In Psalm 108:1, David says: “O God my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.”

Psalms 34:1-3 also says: “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.” Those who praise God do not fall into the trap of Satan. Their tongues become a glory to them instead of a snare. Do you know that if you dedicate your tongue to singing praises and glorifying God it will not be a snare to you?

Memory Verse: I Corinthians 15:58 - “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”