Glorifying God and Enjoying Him!

The first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, “What is the chief end of man?” The answer is well known among evangelicals: “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.”

I know that, in Christ and by the Spirit’s power, I am able to glorify God and find joy in Him as I walk with Him in intimate fellowship. But has this been my experience?

Can I honestly say that glorifying God and finding joy in Him have been the central aims of my life? And as I consider the life I am living today, do my priorities reflect that purpose?

The Apostle Paul instructs believers to glorify God in their bodies in 1 Corinthians 6:19–20: “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

The Apostle Paul also instructs believers to glorify God in everything they do in 1 Corinthians 10:31: “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

The Apostle Paul also declares that believers can enjoy God because of the wonderful new relationship they have with Him through Christ in Romans 5:11, “ … we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”

It’s one thing to know the truth, but it’s another thing to live it out.

To help us live these truths out, let’s look at what it means to glorify God and to enjoy Him.

To glorify God in your life means to live your daily life with the purpose to display His greatness in everything you do. You live in such a way that points people to the greatness of God, so that they will be drawn to Him and give glory to Him.

To enjoy God is to find your joy and satisfaction in Him. As you walk with Him in intimate fellowship, carefully following His ways and obeying His commands, you experience joy in your relationship with Him.

Now that we understand what it means to glorify God and enjoy Him, how are you doing?

The good news is that even if we fall short in our personal reflection, God still invites us to make it our aim to glorify Him and enjoy Him.

Ask God to give you the grace you need today to commit your life to glorify Him and find your joy and satisfaction in Him.

Ask God to enable you, by the Spirit’s power, to make whatever changes are needed in your life and to re-commit your life to glorify Him and find your joy in Him.

“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” – Revelation 4:11