Wordful Wednesday
Obedience and God’s Glory
Week three in my study of Experiencing Christ Within is all about how our obedience brings about God’s glory.
When I think of obeying God, I think of striving to do what He wants so I can please Him and be blessed. But that’s not what this chapter is about. It’s about obeying so that the glory of God will be shown to others. It takes the focus off of ourselves and the reward (what blessing can I get by obedience?) and puts it on others and God’s glory (how will my obedience affect someone else’s veiw of God.)
Edwards uses this example:
“When John the Baptist was in the wilderness preaching about repentance to huge crowds, they asked him, ‘What shall we do?’
John could have answered with a generalized ‘Love God and do what is right.’ But he was much more specific. (Read Kuke 3:10-14) This challenging answer was designed to promote both a radical trust in an unseen God and a genuine concern for other’s needs. As people gave away thier extra to those in need, they demonstrated that their trust was not in any surplus but in a faithful God.
