We must be convinced that our number one priority is to spread God’s fame! Period! We cannot lose sight of that priority in the mad rush of our lives. Our existence is not primarily about us, nor the things we have, nor the stuff we get, nor the positions we hold, nor the plans we make, not even the people who surround us. Yes, those are all part of day-to-day living, but those are only some of the means God intends to use to make Him famous.

From the Paradise that was lost in the beginning to the Paradise we’ll gain in the end as God’s people we exist for God’s glory and His glory ALONE. If we abdicate this number one to settle for something less then we are the ones who suffer for our selfish choices. Think about it…If we chose job over God then, yes, we might have a successful career, but what will we have in the end? Nothing worth nothing. If we put all of our energies into pursuing a relationship with someone at the expense of pursing one with God then, yes, we will probably be surrounded by those who love us, but what will we have in the end? You answer that. If we chase after our dreams without ever chasing after God then, yes, maybe, just maybe, we’ll retire on a beach somewhere or we’ll end up in the mountains, but what will we have at the end? Not a whole lot.

God became a man to show us that even through the incarnation His glory would be known and shown. Jesus shows us that God must be the priority in everything.

For by him all things were created…all things were created through him and for him…that in everything he might be preeminent. (Colossians 1:16-18)

God is worth so much more than any thing and any one. Now hear me carefully. I’m not encouraging us to become irresponsible with our stuff or our relationships or our future. I am soliciting a view of our lives that keeps our priorities in check. I am advocating living our lives for something greater than stuff, people and plans. Living to spread God’s fame is something worth living for.

Let me end this by stating the obvious: this cannot be just a mindset we adopt; it must become the life we live. Everything we do should be done through the filter of God’s honor. Every relationship we enjoy must be enjoyed in light of God’s glory. Every plan we make has to reflect spreading of God’s fame.

“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Now let’s go and live our lives and build our relationships and make our plans for the One who is worthy of it all.

Grace & Peace,