Glory to Christ Alone

June 3

God has created a beautiful universe and He has been gracious and generous in His sharing of it with mankind. He allows us the opportunity of looking into the heavens and beholding the glory of the stars He flung into space with His hands. He warms us with the sun and lights our darkness with the light of the moon.

He has fashioned people with whom we may interact—friendships to enjoy, lovers to dispel our loneliness, children to challenge our ability to nurture the next generation and inspire them with faith. Flowers to brighten the seasons, food to satisfy our hunger…so much of His provision enriches our senses.

We know He blesses us from His great heart of love for us, and we know He will not share the glory He deserves from us because of His amazing bountiful gifts with another. Beyond the praise and honor He deserves for the every-day treasure that we take for granted, there is another area of which we should be mindful when we are lifting praise and thanksgiving to Him. The Lord gives us the opportunity to serve Him, to further the goals of Christ.

Some have been called to preach His Word or to expound the doctrines of His Kingdom. There are people who have amassed great fortunes through their purported efforts to spread the Gospel. Revelation 19:10 admonishes us from the pen of the Apostle John as he wrote while on the Isle of Patmos, “Don’t bow down to me, for I, too, am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus! Worship God!” He alone is worthy of praise for all His gifts. No man deserves His glory.