All Glory?
As I go to bed, I read some of the bible so that the last thing I’m thinking about is God. Last night I read
1 Corinthians 1 (NKJV)
Now there is a lot in that passage but what stayed with me was the final part -
Glory Only in the Lord
26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.”[c]
It made me think about my life and all the things I do, some good, some not so good, some frivolous, some eternal. God wants all things to point to Him. ALL glory to God. I know there are areas where I need to let go of things that don’t glorify God. I know I am a work in progress and will not be perfected until that day but it’s something worth looking at. Does EVERYTHING you do glorify God? The way you live, think and act……