Reflecting God’s Glory

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

In them, He has set a tabernacle for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man to run its race. Its rising is from one end of heaven, and its circuit to the other end, and there is nothing hidden from its heat. Psalm 19:1-6

He creates a canvas out of nothing and then draws on it.

The heavens declare the righteousnesses of God by remaining bound to the laws He created them to live by. The earth declares His righteousness by obeying His laws. Nations declare His righteousness by upholding the laws He decreed them to rule by. You declare God's righteousness by obeying His laws. Everything God creates declares his righteousness and glory. God has so much excess glory that He creates an entire universe, pours His glory into it, and loses none of His original glory. God doesn’t become more glorious by sucking the glory out of the things He poured His glory into. He increases His glory by giving it away.

Nothing has glory apart from God.

Everything that exists exists because God created it. Everything displays an aspect of God’s glory—even the mundane things. God’s character is expressed in a set of rules that do not restrict freedom but create the framework where freedom can exist. Objects in our universe display God’s glory by moving, or not moving within the laws God designed the universe to live under. The more an object abides by the rules, the better it displays God’s glory. A rock displays God’s glory by abiding by the law of gravity and standing strong as a picture of God’s immutability. A shooting star displays God’s glory by following the laws of gravity and orbiting around black holes and other space material.

Church and the gospel are not about your entertainment.

 Christianity isn’t just something to do with your time. Christianity is an entire life-style change to give God glory for what He has done through Jesus Christ. Just as everything else operates because it receive glory from God, you and the gospel exist to receive love and glory from God, so that you can return the glory to God as you were created to do. Nothing has glory apart from God. everything that exists receives life and glory from God and has a set of laws to live by. God creates things so that He can pour His excess life and glory into them as they reflect the greatness of our God. You can reflect God’s glory by being who He made you to be.