(2) God's "Chief End"

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they continually exist and have come into being!" (Revelation 4:11)

Here's the bottom line. The story of creation and the story of your life is God’s story. He is the author, the director, the producer. We are just actors, placed in His story to fulfill His purpose to showcase His glory.

What is God’s glory? That is what this blog is all about. Discovering the glory of God. Simply put, the glory of God is His character, His nature. The glory of God is those things that are true about Him that make Him God. Those things that make Him worthy of worship. Theologians call these things God’s attributes or perfections.

We will examine these truths about God in future posts. But first, we need to fully appreciate how important it is that we embrace God’s purpose for our lives. We need to begin by firmly establishing our commitment to live for the demonstration and declaration of the glory of God.

For me growing up, the answer to the fundamental question of "man’s chief end" became little more than a memorized statement. For many of us, it is a familiar Sunday school answer. We’re supposed to glorify God with our lives. But if you’re like me, you have lived much of your life not really appreciating the true reality and significance of this statement.

This isn’t just a nice Sunday school or catechism answer for children. The Bible teaches us that God created everything for the display and the admiration of his glory. In fact, the Bible teaches us that this is God’s eternal purpose. John Piper has put it so well when he says, "The chief end of God is to glorify God and enjoy himself forever."

To what extent does God act for His glory? To what extent is He involved in the world to make this happen? What does it look like? When we look carefully at scripture, we will see that God has written the script for His creation in great detail and God orchestrates HIS-story according to His purpose to reveal Himself and receive the worship He deserves.

The story of all the universe is God’s story. He wrote it when He was all by Himself before anything else existed. And the story He wrote, the script for this grand drama is a story about His glory, His greatness. It is a story written were His magnificence is displayed, recognized, and worshiped. It has become cliche, but it really is all about Him! Are you?

"I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols." (Isaiah 42:8)

"For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another." (Isaiah 48:1)


Soli Deo Gloria


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