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Words and Deeds
God has set us, citizens of His Kingdom, squarely in the midst of the hope of His glory, that we might know and show it now as we look forward to and prepare for knowing and showing it forever. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 92 and 93:
“Paul’s instruction in 1 Corinthians 10.31 could just as well be translated, ‘So whatever you do, whether you are eating or drinking or whatever you do, do it all into the glory of God.’ That means all your relationships, roles, and responsibilities. We who stand in the hope of the glory of God, and who wait and endure and persevere to know that glory, are not stingy about the experience. We want everyone to know it. We want everything we do to refract it. We want to haul people and situations and things into the glory we are coming to know more consistently. We want the knowledge of the glory of God to cover those parts of the earth we inhabit, and so we seek to bring our families, homes, work, colleagues, friends, diversions, time, possessions – the whole shebang – into the glory and love of God which we are increasingly coming to know.
“Here it all boils down to words and deeds, words and deeds. How and what we talk about, and how and what we do will either contribute to the staging of God’s glory or the suppressing of it. If we don’t know how to ‘work out our salvation in fear and trembling’ so that the glory of God comes to expression in all we are, think, say, and do, then we need to refocus our growth in the Lord, so that we learn to wait and hope for what we should wait and hope for: the glory of God in us and through us, throughout the world around us.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How conscious are you of doing everything you do for the glory of God? Explain.
2. How can Christians help one another be more consistent and effective in this matter?
God intends to make Himself known throughout the world, and, while He’s doing this constantly through His works, He uses us in everyday situations to point people to Him. And for us, this is where we encounter the glory and the joy of the Lord, in serving Him with all the gifts He has given us. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then follow-up to talk about today’s topic. Your free copy of The Kingdom Turn awaits you in The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
The post Words and Deeds appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
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By T. M. Moore
God has set us, citizens of His Kingdom, squarely in the midst of the hope of His glory, that we might know and show it now as we look forward to and prepare for knowing and showing it forever. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 92 and 93:
“Paul’s instruction in 1 Corinthians 10.31 could just as well be translated, ‘So whatever you do, whether you are eating or drinking or whatever you do, do it all into the glory of God.’ That means all your relationships, roles, and responsibilities. We who stand in the hope of the glory of God, and who wait and endure and persevere to know that glory, are not stingy about the experience. We want everyone to know it. We want everything we do to refract it. We want to haul people and situations and things into the glory we are coming to know more consistently. We want the knowledge of the glory of God to cover those parts of the earth we inhabit, and so we seek to bring our families, homes, work, colleagues, friends, diversions, time, possessions – the whole shebang – into the glory and love of God which we are increasingly coming to know.
“Here it all boils down to words and deeds, words and deeds. How and what we talk about, and how and what we do will either contribute to the staging of God’s glory or the suppressing of it. If we don’t know how to ‘work out our salvation in fear and trembling’ so that the glory of God comes to expression in all we are, think, say, and do, then we need to refocus our growth in the Lord, so that we learn to wait and hope for what we should wait and hope for: the glory of God in us and through us, throughout the world around us.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How conscious are you of doing everything you do for the glory of God? Explain.
2. How can Christians help one another be more consistent and effective in this matter?
God intends to make Himself known throughout the world, and, while He’s doing this constantly through His works, He uses us in everyday situations to point people to Him. And for us, this is where we encounter the glory and the joy of the Lord, in serving Him with all the gifts He has given us. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then follow-up to talk about today’s topic. Your free copy of The Kingdom Turn awaits you in The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
The post Words and Deeds appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.