i was very disturbed by yesterday's sermon by this one statement, "when we pray, we say we give all glory back to god, its actually nonsense"

i felt it badly, because i always say it, and i do mean what i say. the context of the sermon was, we are not really "eligible" to say it because, most of the time, in fact all the time, when everything is smooth sailing, we say that all glory goes back to god, but when things are not going the way that we want, we turn our face away from god. so much for "all glory goes back to god"

i tried talking to the pastor, but i guess. i didnt get a proper assurance from him about the statement. what about those writers in the bible who often say "all glory to God". yes, i know that they went through a lot of trials and it is then when they had the face to face communion with god.

the very essence that disturbed me was, what if there is a genuine sayer of that statement? is it even possible to have a genuine person who really wants to give all glory back to god from the depth of his/her heart? someone who doesnt claim glory even when people think that they deserve a wee bit? have humans changed that much?

before devotion today, i was praying for assurance from god. i realised that many times we listen to sermons and advices from pastors or from elders, but they are the intermediaries. they themselves are not god. and the essence of their advices and sermons rightfully should come from god. i didnt want any assurance from people just to make me feel better. but i wanted god to speak right to my heart, to my whole being. so that when he speaks, i know that it is him and i know what he wants to say.

and the passage was.

2 Timothy 3:14-17 (New International Version)

New International Version (NIV)

14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

To god be the glory.