For the Glory of God

"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
1 Cor 10:31

The importance of this verse has never struck me so hard as last night. When we quote this verse, we often associate it with the freedom in the activities that we CAN do for Christ. Rather, that everything we do CAN bring glory to God.

I can wash dishes for God.
I can play Counter-strike for God.
I can survive a zombie epidemic for the glory of God.

And rightly, you can.

But, is that what the verse says?

We minimize the effect and the power of this verse by limiting it to "CAN DO". The statement is an imperative! We MUST do all things for the glory of God. Anything that takes away from Jesus, from the HS, from the Father are things that we need to put to death. Our lives MUST be lived for the sole purpose of bringing Him glory!

Is there sin in your life? Do not put it away so that you can call yourself a good Christian. Put it away so that you can adequately reflect His glory. Examine the motives of your actions. The actions that seek to give God all of the glory are the ones that we should set our lives to.