Primacy of God's Glory

If you are reading this I hope that you have been outside at least a couple of times this week. It has been beautiful. The fall weather has been perfect. There is just a certain feeling that the fall weather brings to people. The leaves, the smell of bonfires, the crisp mornings and seeing carved pumpkins nearly every where you go. I don't know anyone who dislikes fall. It is that time of year where you are finally in the flow of things. There is also a great amount of excitement built around this time of year, halloween is nearing, haunted houses are open and most people are in search of a good thrill. There seems to be scary movie after scary movie coming out in theaters that we rush to see. It's one of the best times of the year. Personally, I love fall even more because it's basketball season! There is a reason why Fall is so great and it is because of the creator. 

Tonight I will be sharing some more from the book, 'Explicit Gospel.' I can't help but want to share with you all the cool thins I read in this book. 

As we examine what creation is, in all its diversity and wonder, and we ponder how this creation came to be, we must remember that all the complexity and beauty in the universe is not meant to terminate on itself but to trace its origin to the Creator. God created everything, and what he created was good, but what he created to be good was not created as an end in itself but was given to us as good in order that we might be driven to worship him. 

When you are loving every bit of the Fall and what this time of year brings, remember that God created it. It is good, and it was created for us in order that we might be driven to worship him. 

The goodness of creation is designed not to declare itself but to act as a signpost pointing upward. This is why Paul can say, "So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 For. 10:31) He is working from the assumption that anything we do can be done to the glory of God. 

We should honestly not ever not be worshipping. Creation draws us to look at something other than ourselves and marvel it all. All of creation has been given to us so that we behold the awesome God who made it all and made it all good. 

John Calvin writes: Ever since the creation of the universe he brought forth those insignia whereby he shows his glory to us, whenever and wherever we can cast our gaze....And since the glory of his power and wisdom shine more brightly above, heaven is often called his palace. Yet...wherever you cast your eyes, there is not spot in the universe wherein you cannot discern at least some sparks of his  glory. 

But we are meant to worship, meant to give glory to some thing greater than ourselves. So we interact with the earth in such a way that our hearts and minds should always be being stirred up to how good, beautiful, and gracious God is to us in what he's given, from his creativity in crafting flavors, to his beneficence in dispensing the warmth of the sun. 

The scriptural testimony is consistently this: God's Chief concern is for his own glory. 

Next time you are outside or you are experiencing all the things you do during this time of year-don't forget to give God the glory for it is all a gift from him. 

-you are loved-