My family and I recently
finished a 5 day devotion from John
Piper about the glory of God. You
can see the devotion at this
link. It included short videos by
Piper and a few Scriptures each day.
This was a great opener for us to talk about God and His work in our
lives as well as His plan.
Here are a few verses and
thoughts from the devotion:
Bring
all who claim me as their God, for
I have made them for my glory. It was I
who created them.’”
His
glory is the natural truth about our God.
He is full of glory. As we focus
on Him, we bring Him more and more glory.
So
whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God
All we
are to do is to bring glory to God. When
we make anything other than God the center of our lives, we are bringing glory
to the wrong thing.
For
everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
It is
our sin, our short falls, that takes glory away from God. There is another reason to praise God for
forgiveness and to focus on becoming more like Jesus by allow God’s glory to
fill our lives.
So
all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the
Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are
changed into his glorious image.
The
veil is what separated us from God, and by the veil being removed we can see
and experience the glory of God. He is
changing us. He is making us more like
His son so we can enjoy His glory.
For
as the waters fill the sea,
the earth will be filled
with an awareness of the glory of the Lord.
That
is an awesome picture. The glory of God
already fills all of life, yet often we fail to recognize it. The more our lives are focused on God, the
more of life we seek to glorify God the more of His glory we will see and live in. That is what I want to experience!
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