The man Christ Jesus spent the whole of His earthly life (brief but full) glorifying God. But glorifying God to Him meant it would be at His own personal expense. I’m sure it never crossed His mind it could be done without paying a dear price.
And He never shirked from anteing up, though it ultimately cost Him everything. He emptied Himself that God might be glorified. Truly He was the fulfillment of the drink offering of the Old Testament, pouring Himself out to Jehovah. There was not a drop left that wasn’t offered up to God. “He… poured out His soul unto death.”
The greatest prayer a saint will ever pray is, “God glorify thyself, and do it at my expense.” But before you do, sit down first and count the cost.
To glorify God is to make Him look good!
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