GIVE glory to God by living by faith upon the Son of God; you cannot glorify God, if you do not glorify Christ: “He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father which hath sent Him” (John v., 23). O then, sirs, give Christ the glory of His name and offices. (1) Give Christ the glory of His name by making His name your strong-tower. Give Him the glory of His name, Jesus, by looking to Him for salvation. Give Him the glory of His name, Christ, the Anointed, by looking to Him for the Spirit, the anointing. Give Him the glory of His name, the Sun of Righteousness, by praying Him to arise on you with healing in His wings. Give Him the glory of His name, the Resurrection and the Life, by looking to Him for life to your dead soul. (2) Give Him the glory of His offices. A man in his office reckons it His honour to be employed, much employed. O, then, sirs, give Christ the glory of His prophetical office, by employing Him to teach you, and to dispel the darkness of your mind. Give Him glory as a Priest, by employing Him to pardon you, and wash you in His blood. Give Him glory as a King, by employing Him to subdue all your iniquities, mortify all your corruptions, and destroy all your spiritual enemies. Give Him glory as a Physician, by employing Him to heal all your diseases. Give Him glory as a Captain by employing Him to fight all your battles. Give Him glory as a Treasurer by employing Him to supply all your wants out of His fulness. Give Him glory as an Agent, by employing Him to do all your works for you and in you, saying with the Psalmist, “Do Thou for me, for thy name sake,” and again; “I will cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me” (Psalm lvii., 2). If you cannot believe, nor employ Him, will you give Him the glory as the Author of faith, by pleading that He may come and take employment, and work faith in you. Give Him the glory of His drawing grace, saying, “Lord, draw me, and I will run; turn me, and I shall be turned.” Remember, you are called to give Him glory before He cause darkness. Darkness will come, whether you will or not, the darkness of distress, the darkness of a sick-bed, or a death-bed, the darkness of death itself, the darkness of a judgment-day. If you would have darkness to be light before you, O sirs, “Give Him glory, before He cause darkness.” O seek to be regenerate, for you cannot please God while you are in the flesh. “Who can gather grapes of thorns?” Seek acquaintance with Christ, and union to Him; you cannot glorify God but in Christ: be acquainted with the rule whereby we glorify God, and enjoy Him. Seek to have the Word hid in your heart, and particularly to be well acquainted with the Gospel Covenant; plead the promises thereof; “for the promises of God are yea, and amen, in Christ, to the glory of God” (II. Cor. i. 20).