Hello friends, welcome to Embolden. I'm Chris Shatter, an ordinary Christian living with and learning about an extraordinary God. Today is day eight of the Embolden Podcast giving 30 days of glory to God and were inspired to date of 1st Chronicles 1629 that says, Ascribed to the Lord the glory do his name, bring an offering and come before him, worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. And please pray with me this prayer.
Holy Lord, I'm so grateful there is you, you who are above all kings and leaders, above my need to be the ruler of my own kingdom. Your kingdom is full of the glory of your majesty and nothing, absolutely nothing, is better than that. Amen. I kept hearing it a day about the glory of God's kingdom, his presence being above all with nothing greater than him.
I kept hearing it through song, scripture and even the sermon from church. There was a song that was playing, No one, no one, no one, no one but you, Lord, is higher or greater. How often do we forget this? We have our tiny kingdoms that we work so hard to protect and maybe even rule over.
Our schedules, our bills, our children, our stuff, our opinions all think so much lonelier than what God's kingdom has to offer us. And we too frequently forget to look above our kingdom walls toward his holy skies and fall on our knees in reverence. Colossians 1 16 reminds us, for in him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. Whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things have been created through him and for him.
I just got through reading that verse in my study about God the Son. Yet another poke at me to remember who made it all and who is in holy in charge, and even more shocking to some, who it is all for. Look around you, none of this is for your kingdom or mine. It's all for his glory, which because God loves us so much, his kingdom is also gifted to us, for those who believe and obey his commandments.
He wants so much for us, not just those little tiny kingdoms we created. Yes, he wants us to take care of all he has gifted us, but for the greater kingdom. That means each time we have the opportunity to teach our kids about him, we beat two. Each time we should show love and forgiveness to our spouse, we must.
Each time we see the chance to use our financial gifts to glorify him, we do. Each time we can show hospitality and his name, we will. Friend, the kingdom doors her so wide and welcoming and beautiful. Drop to your knees and give thanks to God he is so much bigger than this small world we have built, and turn yourself into the only offering he has ever wanted.
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