Friday, May 9, 2008

The Relationship Between God’s Glory and Our Service

Every morning I awake and the first words that come off my lips are “God your glory will give me more joy and satisfaction than anything else I could desire today, let me be about the business of making you known…” So initally there is a desire for my actions (albeit limited, tainted with sinful motivations, etc) to be the means somehow for others to come and acknowledge the beauty and glory of Christ the King (Matt 5:16). But in the same breath almost Christ says to us before we can perpetually parade around our pride when it comes to prayer, fasting, and giving “Do these in secret that the One who sees you will reward you”. (Matt 6:4-18).

So my question seems to be running in two streams here…We are the ones begging God to move, act, save, heal, mend, both in secret and in public and yet we could be/perhaps ARE the veyr means we are asking God for, eh? I think on a number of occasions I have prayed for God to move, act, in a way where He would get Glory precisely BECAUSE I didn’t want to continue walking in love with this person, or pursuing them, b/c of my lazy sin. Could i be using this language precisely b/c I am subconciously looking for a justification for my own apathy/inaction/indifference/un-love! O the depths of my creative depravity! How far do I balance knowing my actions are bringing Christ glory versus stopping, praying, and believing God will use super-natural ways (like He has many times) to bring about His beautiful perfect Will? Anyone get what I’m asking?

Posted by Broun at 16:51:16
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