Not Unto Us!
"Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
but to Your name give glory."
Psalm 115: 1
Nathaniel Appleton was an early American preacher and educator
who passed away at age ninety, after America won the Revolutionary
War. One of his sermons is entitled “The Glory of Converting Grace to
Be Given to God.”
He said: “We must be careful to give all the glory to God. Although you
ought to love and honor those that have been the means and instruments
of your conversion, and may say as in Romans 10:15, ‘How beautiful are
the feet of them that preach the Gospel…’ yet you must look upon them
only as the means and instruments…"
"and must look above and beyond them all to Christ, as the Author and
Finisher of your faith; and to His Spirit which has wrought powerfully
and effectually in all them that believe.”
The psalmist wanted to be sure we pass all the praise and glory
along to the Lord for all He has done. By ourselves and within
ourselves, we can accomplish nothing of eternal value.
The Lord works through us to achieve His purposes.
So let’s learn to say: “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto
us, but to Your name give glory” (Psalm 115: 1).
"Whatever Means or instruments…
yet it is all from GOD."
Nathaniel Appleton
