Father, Glorify Thy Name
“Father, glorify thy name.” - John 12.28
This is a prayer Jesus prayed a few days before His crucifixion.
Four words.
Four words so full of meaning we do well to think about them.
“Father, glorify thy name.”
A simple definition for glorify is, “to turn the light onto something”. The word glorify also has to do with, to think, suppose, be of opinion - to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate - to honour, do honour to, hold in honour - to make glorious, adorn with lustre, clothe with splendour - to impart glory to something, render it excellent - to make renowned, render illustrious… and now, HANG ON…
to cause the dignity and worth of some person or thing
to become manifest and acknowledged!!!
“Father, glorify thy name.”
This is a prayer Jesus prayed a few days before His… …
to cause the dignity and worth of some person or thing
to become manifest and acknowledged!!!
Of all the prayers we pray – may we also learn to pray this amazing four-word prayer... “Father, glorify thy name.”
Run with patience,
Pastor Tottingham