Glorifying God

DEVOTION
ROMANS
GLORIFYING GOD

Rom 15:7-12
8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs 9 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written:
"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name." 10 Again, it says, "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people." 11 And again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and sing praises to him, all you peoples." 12 And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him." NIV
Being a gentile in the sense of these verses, that is of course not counting my great grandmother Bloomline, who was a German Jew, I have received the mercy of God through the servant hood of Jesus on behalf of the Jews. Therefore it is my responsibility and my joy to bring Glory to God. It is without question the reason I am here. If I were here only to lavish myself with my own desires, spoiling my own self, seeking after all the things and pleasure of life simply to satisfy myself, what benefit would that serve? If that is all life is about, then what a waste life is. To be born, to live a life of self absorption, then die ending up in some dark box to rot or in Hell would seem to me to be a total waste of human effort. Then if ending up in Hell was not bad enough, that route ends up in perishing, which also results with “to rot”. All of that seems so much waste, when I can spend my life giving God glory for his mercy. Singing hymns to his name, rejoicing, praising the Lord, and singing praises to him, about him and for him and having my hope in him. Now this is a life worth living, a life of worth. This is a life filled with purpose and promise. This is a life filled with joy and hope. How could I ever think my previous life had any meaning at all? Yet I did, I thought it was all about me. How wrong I was, I utterly wrong I was. This life I now live is a true life, the real purpose for my being here, to bring Glory to God. To give him all the glory for everything he has done, is doing and will ever do. He is the author of life. Without him there is no life, I would not even be, and that is a fact, not fiction! So I praise you Lord! I sing praises to your Name! I glorify you God!