Ephesians 3:21
“to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.”
I've heard this my whole life, that God deserves and desires glory. I can't recall how I responded to it earlier. However, now my entire being agrees and leaps in praise. That's because I have been greatly blessed by Him as have my loved ones. He shepherds all of us.
I heard a couple of years ago that a particular celebrity was turned off by God when he heard that God wanted glory. I believe he saw it as shallow and insecure. Quite the contrary. God is more secure than we can comprehend. So, why does God want glory? Because it is right and He deserves it.
Every area of life seems to have celebrations which recognize those that do well. This is great. We all understand this. Those that do excellently should be recognized. This also tells us that God created this need within us. We love atta boys.
God did an amazing job in creation. He continues to do greatly in maintaining it. Our bodies and minds function because of the laws He has created. Colossians 1:17 says, "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." Scientists don't understand how an atom remains together, as their poles repel like a magnet. The simple answer is that they are held together by God. We are in awe of You God. It's an effortless thing for You to hold all together. You are worthy to be praised.
He created within all living things the ability to heal. Organs, bones, our blood fight off infections and heal. We praise You, God.
He created us to be competent and intelligent so we can be self sufficient. Responsible people are. God gave us the ability to do this. We train up our children to be so. You help us to be wise and choose well. You reward good choices and with good results.
He created desires within us, so we can enjoy the pursuit and satisfaction of them. These involve activities and hobbies of endless types. Some of these are peoples way to make money. All this is how we were built. This can be abused by imbalance and sin. That's not His fault. We praise You God for the fun and good things in life.
We have three meals a day along with snacks. This keeps us strong and they are tasty. Restaurants and markets exist to meet these needs. Cooking channels are wildly popular because. We all look forward to the next meal. This is all His doing. He created our appetites along with the fruit, vegetables and meat. Praise You, God for this.
He wants us to be good to each other. It's a blessing to do so. Behaving in a caring way blesses us. This is how He created us. This is part of being created in His image. He thrives on blessing people.
Above all of God's brilliance and abilities is His love. We all crave it. We seek to have it fulfilled through human relationships. It's not possible. God's love is far above people's love. It accepts us, even when we don't deserve it. His love can heal great hurts. It's always there. The longer we walk with Him the deeper we enter in to it. God's love helps us to be loving. It's this that allows human relationships to be the most fulfilling.
Lord, to You be all blessing and praise. You have blessed us with life and love. Help us to praise You always.