What Does It Mean to Glorify God (at Work)?

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If you consider yourself a fairly devoted Christian, you may be very familiar with the word “glory.” It’s everywhere at church: hymns, Bible, sermons. In fact, more than 500 instances does the word glory or glorify shows up in the Bible. Until several years ago, I had a general sense on the meaning of glorifying God. It wasn’t until I encountered the work of Johann Sebastian Bach’s that I really pondered the meaning this word. Bach always finished his cantatas with his signature SDG. SDG stands for Solid Dego Gloria which has been used to give credit to God exclusively in his endeavors. He remarked the “aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.”

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What does it really mean to glorify God? Here’s a simple explanation on the concept: … Continue Reading