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1 Corinthians 10:31

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (NKJV)

How do we make Jesus our all, and what does this look like?

This is a good question, and one that I believe every Christian needs to pray and think through. How this is lived out in each of our lives won’t look exactly the same, but the principle behind it will and that is to love and know God and live for His glory in all that we say and do.

It means to make Jesus first in everything and in every way.

Does this mean God wants us to give up every activity that doesn’t directly involve something “spiritual”?

What about when we watch a movie with our family, or have a conversation about decorating our house, buying new shoes, or gardening?

To make God our “All in all” means that every single area of our life is rooted in…  and aimed toward one thing,  Jesus Christ and His glory.

And this doesn’t mean removing all the neutral (or non-spiritual) arenas of our life…

It means laying every one of these things before God and allowing Him to show us exactly what place they are to have in our lives.

So, when we are wondering how a particular part of our life is supposed to look…

We can ask ourselves, “Is this going to bring glory to God?

Some areas become clear right away, and other areas take more time to work through. Sometimes God calls us to put certain things away for a season… and other times He asks us to set them aside completely.

If God is asking you to set something aside, don’t hesitate.

But don’t put things aside just because it might feel like it’s more “spiritual.”

Trust that as you are seeking God, He’s going to make these things clear.

Although in context this verse reminds us not to fall into legalism by imposing non-scriptural rules and regulations upon ourselves or others…

It has a wider application this is a life-challenge to believers.

This verse reminds us that everything we do should be done to the glory of God.

So, whether we find ourselves alone or in the company of others.

Whether we are thrust into the business of every-day life or quietly confined in the isolation of a sick-bed.

Our attitudes and actions should be such that they are a positive reflection of God's glory.

But there is another reason that whatever we do should be done to the glory of God.

For we are told in the previous few verses (in 1 Cor. 10) to have a loving concern for our brothers and sisters in Christ, who are weaker in the faith, that could cause them to stumble in their Christian walk.

It’s so important that we who may have a clear conscience about certain issues, should not flaunt our freedom in Christ in such a way that it could cause them to stumble, or to become confused in the Christian walk.

So, like today’s verse tells us, that even in this: whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God

“To the glory of God” simply means that instead of us seeing actions as ends unto themselves… we see something beneath our actions.

Pushing our activities that point others to God.

There is no activity too mundane or too “secular” that we could not do, for the glory of God.

The gospel of Jesus Christ does not just affect our Sundays… but also our Monday mornings and beyond.

It is to affect how we work, how we play, how we talk to others, how we spend (or don’t spend) our money.

Even how we view and understand our sexuality.

We must desire that our whole lives are not disconnected parts but that every area is influenced by the truth that we want God to be glorified and seen as beautiful in all that we do.