From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "Heritage" <gheritage.ga@verizon.net>
Subject: Joyous Greetings
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2002 6:29 AM

"Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
 Bring an offering and come before Him,
 Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!"  1 Chronicles 16:29

All glory belongs to Holy God and His name is who He is!  Isaiah 42:8 says,
"I am the Lord, that is My name;
 I will not give My glory to another,
 Nor My praise to graven images (idols)."

Old Testament Scripture tells of the Lord's dealing with the transgressions
of the Israelites for His own sake as we see in the following verses:

When they rebelled at the Red Sea, Psalm 106:8 says,
"Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name,
 That He might make His power known."

"I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake;
 And I will not remember your sins."  Isaiah 43:25

"'...It is not for your sake...but for My holy name...I will vindicate the
holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations,
which you have profaned in their midst.  Then the nations will know that
I am the Lord,' declares the Lord God, 'when I prove Myself holy among
you in their sight.'"  Ezekiel 36:22-23

And, Isaiah 48:11 in the Amplified Bible we get a clearer understanding,
"For My own sake, for My own sake, I do it [I refrain and do not utterly
destroy you]; for why should I permit My name to be polluted and profaned
[which it would be if the Lord completely destroyed His chosen people]?
And I will not give My glory to another [by permitting the worshipers of
idols to triumph over you]."

How grateful I am that in the 'fullness of time' Christ Jesus came!  Jesus
fulfilled the Law!  He has established a new covenant in His blood.  We now
live in the dispensation of grace!
"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His son, born of a
woman born under the Law, in order that He might redeem those who were
under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons."  Galatians 4:4-5

We are the recipients of the mighty work that God wrought in His beloved
Son.  It is a free gift to us (by grace you are saved), but at an
immeasurable price to Holy God.
"It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm
and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery."  Galatians 5:1
"...Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh."
Galatians 5:16

"For you were bought at a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in
your spirit, which are God's.  1 Corinthians 6:20

Join with me in a song we sing in our Fellowship:
"All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord.
 Who can compare with the beauty of the Lord!

Chorus:
 Forever You will be the Lamb upon the throne.
 I'll gladly bow my knee and worship You alone.

 In deed, we gladly give Our Lord all the glory.  For it belongs to no one
else!  From beginning to end He and He alone is to be worshipped,
honored and praised!  Amen.