from our family devotional this morning...
Westminister Shorter Catechism question 46.- What is required in the First Commandment?
A.The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly.
from Training Hearts, Teaching Minds by Starr Meade:
"Do you remember the very first question and answer of this catechism? 'What is the primary purpose of man?' 'The primary purpose of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.' God designed us to know Him, to enjoy Him, and to glorify Him. This first commandment tells us to have no gods but God. This is not at all an unreasonable command. It simply commands us to do what God created us to do. Because we were designed to enjoy and to glorify God, we will be the most satisfied and the most joyful when we are enjoying and glorifying God. So this first commandment requires us to do that which will make us the happiest.
Many people choose to serve other gods. They live to make money and have nice things or they live to have power or to have pleasure. They think they are doing what will make them happy, but they will finally discover that these things cannot satisfy them. God did not create people for these things. He created us to know Him."
Read Jeremiah 9:23-24
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Yes, He knows that we will be happiest glorifying Him, and He WANTS us to be happy! Let's glorify!
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