For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. (Romans 11:36)
Everyone wants to live a life of success. No one gets out of bed in the morning with the goal of being a failure. So, how do we live a successful life? We live for what we were made to live for and His name is Jesus Christ.
When Adam and Eve rebelled against God and chose to live for their own glory rather than the glory of God, they denied their own humanity. You see, they were made to live for the glory of God. Only by living for God’s glory would they be fully human. God created us for the purpose of the glory of His beloved Son Jesus. Only when we are living for the expansion of the Kingdom of God are we living lives of meaning, purpose, significance, and success. Only when we are doing all things for the glory of God are we doing what we were designed by God to do with every breath we take and every beat of our heart.
Another word for this is ‘transcendence.’ Transcendent living is living for the One who created you. Each day we find ourselves in the middle of the battle between two kingdoms – the kingdom of the self and the Kingdom of the Savior. Only when we are living our lives and investing our time, our talent, and our treasure for the Kingdom of Christ are we living successful lives.
So, for what have you been living for lately? Is Jesus sitting on the throne of your life or are you sitting on it? We are never more fully alive then when we are living for the glory of God in all we think, do, say, and desire. Now we will never do this perfectly on this side of the grave. But when this is the deepest desire of our heart even when we mess things up, we can be assured we have found the secret to successful living – living for the Savior rather than the self. To be sure, this is a constant battle deep within the human heart. But it’s worth the fight.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 