"Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. "
1 Corinthians 10:31
A PASSION FOR GOD
Read It: John 17:1-3 An airplane is meant to fly, a car is built to be driven, and clothes are .designed to be worn. You would have very little use for a plane that would not fly, a car that would not move, or clothes that can no longer be worn. Why? Because their purpose is not being realized. It's a great frustration tion to have things that are no longer useful. God must feel that way about us sometimes. You were designed to know Him, not simply to have a comfortable life. You were not created just to get married, have children and a successful career, then grow old and enjoy retirement. These are some of life's benefits, efits, its side dishes, not its purpose. The tragedy today is that we have taken life's benefits and tried to make them our purpose. We're trying to make the side dishes the main course. The result is that we often find the benefits very unsatisfactory. No wonder. So if the purpose of life is not marriage, success, happiness, or any of that, what is it? What were we created for? Answer: we were created to know and worship God with an all-consuming passion. That's it. That's why Paul tells us to do everything to God's glory. Bringing glory to something means to put it on the mantel where it can be admired.
A woman seeks glory when she decorates her home in such a way that guests say, "Wow, where do you get that?" She puts a special cial treasure on display so that when people see it, they are in awe. That's what we're supposed to do for God. We're supposed to display Him in such a way that people are awed by Him. Glorifying God means to make Him look good, to place Him on display so that when others see our lives, they are in awe of our God. Even in the everyday stuff, your goal should be to make God look good. But I can tell you, it takes real passion to live like that. Think About It To anyone who is trying to know and serve God halfheartedly without passion, I think Paul would say, "Why bother?" If you're going to seek God, go for it like you mean it!
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