Day 7
Point to Ponder: It's all for him.

Verse to remember: " For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory. Romans 11:36(LB) "All sin ,at its root, is failing to give God glory. It is loving anything else more than God." (p54,55) my question - Is giving God glory the same as loving Him? I never really looked at it this way before. I know that sin is the transgression of the law. That God is love and keeping or obeying the law is expression of love( or selflessness). So sin ( breaking the law) is self-centeredness ( opposite of selflessness). And Giving God glory is definitely a selfless act. And then there's this verse where Jesus is saying " I brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you told me to do"John 17:4 so Jesus fulfilled His purpose( to give glory to God) by doing what god told him to do. Am I correct in reasoning that in order to fulfill my purpose I must first know what God wants me to do.
I really connect to this Quote by C.S.Louis, " In commanding us to glorify him, God is inviting us to enjoy him." When I read that I picture a very content couple enveloped in each others presence. The whole world is blocked out and they are only conscious of each other and are so absorbed in only each other and in pleasing or expressing their love for each other, that nothing else matters.(OK I'm a romantic- so sue me. Most of us women are you know).It makes me just want to reach out and Give God the most awesome hug ever and never let go.( You've got to admit hugging God would be pretty awesome). I love what Rick writes next" God wants our worship to be motivated by love, thanksgiving, and delight, not duty." He doesn't want our worship to be motivated by guilt, fear,or by what we others may think of us etc... whew! What a relief. I just have to concentrate on loving him and everything will come joyfully from the heart just because I love Him. I think this will be the same in not just our worship but in the other ways listed to bring God glory[loving other believers,(I think this should be all people not just other believers), becoming like Christ, serving others with our gifts, and telling others about God].Rick goes on to say" God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him." This statement rises the question , " just how satisfied am I in God?" That's the Question to ponder.
Question to consider: Where in my daily routine can I become more aware of God's Glory? " Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God" 2Peter 1:3(MSG)