The first reason to glorify God is that there is really not anything else that God needs from us. God doesn’t need an offering from us. He’s wealthier than Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett combined. There’s no way we can obligate God to do anything for us, because anything we have, he made. Our relationship with God is characterized by grace. We often think of grace in terms of salvation, but grace applies to every aspect of our lives, not just salvation. It’s all grace. There is nothing God requires from us. The only thing left for us to do is to give God glory.
The second reason to glorify God is that, as we worship God, we are restored to a proper relationship with him, the creature with its Creator. Since the Garden of Eden, we have been defying God. We have tried to replace God with our own selves, making our own rules, worshiping our own image. It has not gone well for us. The way to restore a right relationship with God, and receive the benefits thereof, is to give glory to God.
There are reasons to glorify God, but prior to that, there is simply our willingness to stand in awe in front of God. Maybe it happens for you on a mountain top or at the seashore. Maybe it’s the church choir or the new praise songs or a simple old hymn that does it for you. Maybe you are inspired more when you see someone give of themselves for someone in need. However it may happen, there will be a time when you will want to set aside your list of projects and your socializing and your recreation and simply stand in awe of God. There will be a time when the only thing to do is to give glory to God.
In our sermon this Sunday we begin a five-week series, “Why am I Here?” with a message, “I’m Here to Glorify God.”