Catching Up

I was able to catch up with an "old friend" today. What an honor it was to renew our friendship and reminisce about old times. Adam Greenway and I served together on staff in Texas a few years back. He is now teaching at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. He is one of the sharpest young minds of our generation and I'm thrilled to hear that he is sharing some of that knowledge and wisdom with other pastors and church leaders.

Talking with him made me think about the name of this blog. I explained it in brief detail back in April when we redesigned the site layout, but feel that it would be good to explain it in greater detail. It always helps to hear the reasoning behind something. Although, it was no surprise that I didn't have to explain it to Adam. he knew exactly where I was coming from (as an apologetics guru).

The name came from my study of the Westminster Confessions. Within the confession two scriptures are used as a basis for our purpose as worshipers. Rom 11:36 says "for from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever." 1 Corinthians 10:31 says "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." It goes on to say:

We have read two scriptures, which speak to the ultimate and chief end of man, which is the glorifying of God by all our actions and words and thoughts. In which we have these things of importance: 1. That God’s glory is the end of our being. 2. That God’s glory should be the end of our doing. And, 3. The ground of both these; because both being and doing are from him, therefore they ought to be both for him. He is the first cause of both, and therefore he ought to be the last end of both. ‘Of him, and through him, are all things;’ and therefore all things are also for him, and therefore all things should be done unto him.


In all that we do. In all that we think. In all that we are. Our purpose in creation is to glorify God. To bring God glory is why we were created. It comes out of our relationship with Him. When we sin, when we are lazy, when we get so busy with our plans that we cease to be about His plan we are actually doing something we were not created for. When a tree no longer bears fruit it is useless, for it was created to bear fruit. When a car no longer works properly it is useless, for it was created to get us from one place to the other. When a man is not worshiping and bringing glory to God he ceases to do what he was created to do. Understand your purpose. Understand why God chose to create you. Grasp your reason for living and bring glory to God in every situation. Only then will you achieve the chief end of God's plan for your life.

Stay Focused!