This morning is quiet and calm. It is cold and rainy. I love it. As I sat in my office this morning I was reading Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by Dr. John Piper. This whole book is about the Glory of Christ. I recommend it to everyone.
In our culture we glorify things that are fleeting. We put time and effort into so many things that just simply do not matter. We exchange God's glory for lesser things (Rom. 1:23). Everything we glorify over God will in the end be no more. Psalm 102:25-27 says it perfectly like this "Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end". No matter how much we take care of our stuff, everything will pass away. Christ is the only one who will remain.
Dr. Piper talks about glory in this way, "We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the grand canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self". We were created to worship and glorify. No one can deny this. We desire to be apart of something bigger then ourselves, that is why we seek things like fame and money. The problem is when we attain those things we still feel empty.
Christ is our prize and our only hope. We will never be fully satisfied until He returns. But while we are here on this earth we are called to do everything for His glory and be satisfied in Him.
Hebrews 1:3 He (Christ) is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of His Power.
Come quickly Lord.
Merciful Lord,
Forgive me for exchanging your glory for lesser things. You are my only hope and I have no life apart from you. Help me Lord. My soul is restless in waiting for you to come. Amen.
