Jim Gordon

These titles all point to God as Glory. I decided to look up the word Glory and here is what I found: 1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle. 2. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; a distinguished ornament or an object of pride: a sonnet that is one of the glories of English poetry. 3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God. 4. resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn. 5. a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity. 6. a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc.: She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby. 7. the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven. 8. a ring, circle, or surrounding radiance of light represented about the head or the whole figure of a sacred person, as Christ or a saint; a halo, nimbus, or aureole. Every single definition is befitting of our God, King of Great Praise, of Great Honor, King of Distinction. God is worthy of our admiration, our Honor our adorning worship and thanksgiving. He is beauty and magnificence, he is splendor, magnificent and provides our prosperity. With God we can have absolute happiness, we need to be grateful to Him for sending his Son to die for us. We can also we content with God, no anxiety, no worries give them all to God. Jim

I think I learn from this phrase that our God is El Elyon, the exalted God, the High and Lofty who inhabits eternity. To inhabit eternity that is a tough topic to wrap my human brain around that from the beginning before anything God was there. As I heard the story told one time for those who are sporting fans if you set down to watch a game how often do you know what the end results will be, when the game starts and during the game. For us as Christians we know in the end at tribulation God wins, how can you fail to be on the winning team with this information? How can you look at the this wonderful earth and everything that it contains and not believe that someone wonderful was in charge of making it all happen. I learn from this phrase that God is the Lofty One, there is One no other, just God. He is the High God, God of all for ever and ever, eternity, and his name is Holy. Jim

It means to me that God should be exalted held to be the all mighty Creator God of Gods, there is none to be be held higher. I had always held this to be the truth and will have to consider how best to incorporate this into my worship. Jim

Abraham and Melchizedek both believed that God was the God Most High which implies they both believed that God was the God of gods and Lord of Lords. To explain this further if you looked at this as the corporate ladder they believed that God was the CEO or the top of the pyramid, there was nobody more powerful than God. Both Abraham and Melchizedek also believe that God is the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. Jim

Hello All, I am new to this study and look forward to learning and participating in this study. I am from Ohio work for a large telecommunications company as a Systems Engineer, doing mostly network and VOIP installations. I have been married for 25 years and have two boys. I look forward to this bible study. Jim