Randy said he is normally an analytical thinker. He sometimes thinks the Christian life is a checklist, but it isn't. If it is a command, though, we are to be obedient. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says that "whatever you do, do all to glorify the LORD." Glorify means to make bigger, better, or more beautiful. As we do service, we make God look good - bigger and better.1 Peter 2:17 says to glorify again. It tells us to do this in four ways, the first of which is to show proper respect to everyone. This means being a good neighbor. Randy doesn't know how the Good Samaritan felt about stopping and helping. It was probably an inconvenience, but he did it anyway. We have to ask, then, who our neighbor is. It is everyone worthy of dignity and respect.
The next way to glorify God is to love the brotherhood. This connotes church family. The greatest way to love God is to love each other.
Next, we need to fear God by being a good Christian. We fear him because when He is, I am who I should be. It is about allowing God to get into my life and surrender myself. It is a love relationship that affects me everyday.
Finally, we honor the king. We ought to honor the authority over us. We can't be a good Christian and be a bad citizen.
I want others to see my good deeds and glorify God.
No comments:
Post a Comment