Living for the glory of God. If everyone lives for the Glory of God, we all would have a passion and zeal for God ALL the time. To live for the glory of God, we need to know what Glory is. So what is glory? Glory means heaviness or worthiness. It is the value of God. For example, when I walk into a police station and ask to let the prisoner go, my words have no weight. But if president Obama walks into a prison and requests the prison to be let go, he would be immediately be let go. In essence, God's glory relates to the greatness of his name. When we say we want to live for His name, we are saying, I want to declare HIS fame. So anything that would defame the Lord would be disregarded.
To live for the glory of God, it is to effectively live out who He is.
So who is God?
1 Timothy 6:14-16. Who is God? God is POWERFUL! He is the potentate one. He is the ONLY ruler.
Isaiah 40:12 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand. This speaks about the immense POWER of God.
God is PERFECT! Everything in the earth runs down, EXCEPT God! God NEVER runs down! He is perfect in life, and perfect in holiness. God lives and dwells in holiness.
God is PRAISEWORTHY!
The knowledge of who God is, should CHANGE the way we THINK. Moses wanted to take the people into the promise land. It changes the way we LIVE, who we hang with, where we go, etc. It changes your trust/security. Do we trust in our bank account? Do we trust in the things around us? We shouldn’t trust in worldly things, but we must put our trust in the things of God!
Living for God's glory is just like that. We see the needs around us, and our heart is stirred, and because of our who God is, we have the courage to fight for God's will to be implemented in the world.
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