The Evident Glory of God

Scripture: Revelation 4:11

Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.

There is only One that is worthy to receive honor and power and glory for all that He has done. There is no one that can claim the preeminence of God. He alone is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the first and the last. He is the One which was, which is, and which is to come. He is : the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. In Him were all things made, and without Him nothing would exist. By His own will He created the world, and all that is within it. There is nothing that exists that God did not create. 

At daybreak when the sky opens up with splendor, and the sun raises to its peak; we can look unto our Creator, and give Him all the glory. For His love is expressed daily through His beautiful creation; in which He allows us to partake of. The glory of His handiwork brightens the spirits of man, from the depths of the concerns of this World. Reflecting on the creation of Gods' daily expressions of love, lifts the position of the heart of a man, from the mundane, into the elements of splendor and excitement. Whether it is sunshine, or whether it be rain, Gods' glory is evident just the same.

Reflection:
When our spirits are low, let us look around us, and soak in the very essence of the Spirit of God, and all of His goodness; through taking a deep breath, and meditating on how good He truly is. Let us not be discouraged because of the cares of life; but encouraged because of the creator of life. For He alone is worthy, to receive, glory, honor, and power, for all that He has done. For this is the day that Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it.

Prayer:
Dear Lord, I thank you for waking me up this morning, and allowing me to experience your glorious creation. You have allowed me to experience life another day; and to see the glorious manifestation of your handiwork. I praise you, for no matter how I feel on the inside, I can meditate on your creation to lift my spirits, in the midst of what appears to be an insurmountable temporary situation. I thank you, and I praise you, for touching and lifting my spirit; through the work of hands, that you alone created, through your will, and your spoken word. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

Strong's Concordance Definitions:
Worthy: 514
1) weighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much
2) befitting, congruous, corresponding to a thing
3) of one who has merited anything worthy
a) both in a good and a bad sense

are You, our Lord: 2962
1) he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord

a) the possessor and disposer of a thing

1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
b) is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah

and our God: 2316
1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

2) the Godhead, trinity
a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity
b) Christ, the second person of the trinity
c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
3) spoken of the only and true God
a) refers to the things of God
b) his counsels, interests, things due to him
4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
a) God's representative or viceregent
1) of magistrates and judges

to receive: 2983
1) to take
a) to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it
1) to take up a thing to be carried
2) to take upon one's self
b) to take in order to carry away
1) without the notion of violence, i,e to remove, take away
c) to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own
1) to claim, procure, for one's self
a) to associate with one's self as companion, attendant
2) of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend
3) to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud
4) to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self
5) catch at, reach after, strive to obtain
6) to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)
d) to take

1) to admit, receive
2) to receive what is offered
3) not to refuse or reject
4) to receive a person, give him access to one's self,
a) to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something
e) to take, to choose, select
f) to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience
2) to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back

glory: 1391
1) opinion, judgment, view
2) opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone
a) in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory
3) splendour, brightness
a) of the moon, sun, stars
b) magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace
c) majesty
1) a thing belonging to God
a) the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity
2) a thing belonging to Christ
a) the kingly majesty of the Messiah
b) the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty
3) of the angels
a) as apparent in their exterior brightness
4) a most glorious condition, most exalted state
a) of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth
b) the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour's return from heaven
and honor: 5092
1) a valuing by which the price is fixed
a) of the price itself
b) of the price paid or received for a person or thing bought or sold
2) honour which belongs or is shown to one
a) of the honour which one has by reason of rank and state of office which he holds
b) deference, reverence

and power: 1411
1) strength power, ability
a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth
b) power for performing miracles
c) moral power and excellence of soul
d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth
e) power and resources arising from numbers
f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts

for You created: 2936
1) to make habitable, to people, a place, region, island
a) to found a city, colony, state
2) to create
a) of God creating the worlds
b) to form, shape, i.e. to completely change or transform

all things: 3956
1) individually
a) each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
2) collectively
a) some of all types

and because: 1223
1) through
a) of place
1) with

2) in
b) of time
1) throughout
2) during
c) of means
1) by
2) by the means of
2) through
a) the ground or reason by which something is or is not done

1) by reason of
2) on account of
3) because of for this reason
4) therefore
5) on this account

of Your will: 2037
1) what one wishes or has determined shall be done
a) of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ
b) of what God wishes to be done by us
1) commands, precepts
2) will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure

they existed: 1510
1) to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

References:
Blue Letter Bible. "Revelation of Jesus Christ 4 - (NASB - New American Standard Bible)." Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2009. 27 Dec 2009.  http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Rev&c=4&t=NASB

Higgins, S. (2009). Sunshine or Rain. Devotions for Thought. Http://www.devotionsforthought.blogspot.com, http://www.higginspublishing.com