Over the last couple of years (I can be slow), more and more it has become apparent to me that we as followers of Christ so often live our lives for the wrong reason. Oh, we do good…we serve Him…but our motives are corrupt. At least mine have been. We serve out of obligation, out of duty maybe even out of love…but often a love based on what God has done for us…or will do for us. We serve out of gratitude or out of guilt, out of spontaneous praise or time worn habit. But all of these motives fall short of the high calling we are led to serve. The only real reason to worship, to serve, to live and breathe is to glorify God. To bring Him and Him alone glory and honor. If our reasons for doing what we do , even if what we do is good or shiny or “religious”, is anything other than the furthering of God’s glory, the increasing of His renown, His reputation…then we have terribly missed the mark and all our effort is wasted, fit only for the dung heap.
God's glory and only His glory
