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  GOD CLAIMS ALL
  by Andrew Murray
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Summary: The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him for ever,
and this is achieved by yielding ourselves to God to work in us all his
will.

Topics: "Surrender to God", "Glorifying God"
Scripture References: Psalm 37:4, Psalm 86:9, Isaiah 43:7, Romans 11:36, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 2:13, Colossians 3:17, 1 Peter 4:11, Revelation 4:11

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Andrew Murray emphasizes that all things originate from God and
ultimately return to Him, underscoring that the chief purpose of
humanity is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. He explains that
glorifying God involves making known His glory and yielding ourselves as
instruments for His will. By recognizing that everything is from and
through God, our surrender becomes more natural, leading us to fulfill
our purpose of glorifying Him. Murray encourages believers to minister
with the strength God provides, ensuring that all glory is directed to
Him through Jesus Christ.

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3. God Claims All. 'To him are all things.' The end ever returns to the
beginning. All that comes forth from God returns to God. In the very
nature of things, as all is of God and through God, all must be to him
for his sake and glory. To the question, What is the chief end of man?
There can be no higher answer than: To glorify God and enjoy him for
ever. And how can man glorify him? Simply by making known what a
glorious being he is, by proving that he is worthy to be honoured,
trusted and obeyed. And this, again, is done very specially by just
yielding ourselves to God to work in us all his will.

As Peter says, 'If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability
which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus
Christ.' There is no higher way of glorifying God than being his passive
instrument, waiting for him to work in us, doing our work as of the
ability which God giveth. The more we know that all is of God, and all
through God, the more spontaneous will be the surrender of all to God.
Our one aim will be to glorify God. And in glorifying God we shall enjoy
him.

(Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 69)

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