Reformed, Book Reading, Apple Loving, Beverage Snob, 23 Year-Old Husband, In Need of Grace.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
A Big View of God Pt. 2: Why is it important?
Q: “What is the chief and highest end of man?”
A: “Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him for ever.”
You may be wondering to yourself what that actually means or why having a big view of God is even important. By the very definition of His nature, if God is to be God then he must be at the center of all things. He must be worshipped. Whether we like it or not, we are all worshippers. We may worship shoes, sex, money, cars, spouses, iPhones or even ourselves, but in the end we all worship something.
Now we must ask ourselves a couple of questions.
What do I worship and why do I worship it?
*Hint* think about where and what you spend your money on and what you spend the most time thinking about*
What is truly worthy of worship?
And while these are all good things that God has given us, can they truly be ULTIMATE things? Money gets spent, sex loses it’s excitement, shoes break, iPhones become outdated, and significant others are just as fallible as ourselves. In short, idols fail.
Despite our idolatry (giving other things the status that only belongs to God) and tendencies to forget who God is, He remains the only thing that is actually deserving of worship. How can worshipping and enjoying God be the chief purpose of our lives if our God is impotent and lackluster? We must have a HUGE view of God if He is truly worthy of worship. If we fail to have a big view of who God is, we can’t truly worship Him.
What about God makes Him worthy of worship in your mind? *post your thoughts*
Scriptures to meditate on:
The first post in this series can be found HERE.
