What is the object of your life? What is the reason you live? What do you chase after? Surely complex to answer as we are being sanctified while still fighting against the flesh. But we pray for the deepest longing and desire of hearts to be the glory of God. Q: What is the chief end of man? A: Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. (WSC) “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Cor. 10:31) “To whom be glory forever. Amen” (Romans 11:36) “To whom be glory forever.” This should be the single desire of the Christian. All other wishes must be subservient and tributary to this one. The Christian may wish for prosperity in his business, but only so far as it may help him to promote this–‘To him be glory forever.’ He may desire to attain more gifts and more graces, but it should only be that “To him may be glory forever.” You are not acting as you ought to do when you are moved by any other motive than a single eye to your Lord’s glory. As a Christian, you are ‘of God, and through God,’ then live “to God.’ Let nothing ever set your heart beating so mightily as love to him. Let this ambition fire your soul; be this the foundation of every enterprise upon which you enter, and this your sustaining motive whenever your zeal would grow chill; make God your only object. Depend upon it, where self begins sorrow begins; but if God be my supreme delight and only object, Let your desire for God’s glory be a growing desire.” -Spurgeon, Morning and Evening 11/7, Morning
