Live for God's Glory
To live for God's glory, we must consecrate ourselves to Him and make every act a sacrifice of worship.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes that every act of a Christian's daily life can be transformed into an act of worship that glorifies God. He encourages believers to consciously dedicate their entire selves to God, allowing each subsequent action to reflect that commitment. Through meditation, prayer, and constant remembrance of this truth, Christians can grasp its profound significance. Tozer reminds us that Jesus lived a life where every action was sacred, and we too should offer our acts to God, trusting in His acceptance. By doing so, we can confront life's challenges with a strong faith in Christ's sufficiency.
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It may be difficult for the average Christian to get hold of the idea that his daily labors can be performed as acts of worship acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. We must practice living to the glory of God actually and determinedly. By one act of consecration of our total selves to God we can make every subsequent act express that consecration. By meditation upon this truth, by talking it over with God often in our prayers, by recalling it to our minds frequently as we move about among men, a sense of its wondrous meaning will begin to take hold of us. The New Testament accepts as a matter of course that in His incarnation, our Lord took upon Him a real human body.
He lived in that body here among men and never once performed a non-sacred act!
Brethren, we must offer all our acts to God and believe that He accepts them. We should then keep reminding God in our times of private prayer that we mean every act for His glory. We thus meet the temptations and trials by the exercise of an aggressive faith in the sufficiency of Christ!
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Living for God's Glory
- The Example of Jesus Christ
- Offering Our Acts to God
- Meeting Temptations and Trials
- The role of aggressive faith in Christ's sufficiency
- The power of faith in overcoming challenges
Key Quotes
“By one act of consecration of our total selves to God we can make every subsequent act express that consecration.” — A.W. Tozer
“We must offer all our acts to God and believe that He accepts them.” — A.W. Tozer
“We thus meet the temptations and trials by the exercise of an aggressive faith in the sufficiency of Christ!” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to consecrate yourself to God and live for His glory.
- Remind God in your prayers that you mean every act for His glory.
- Exercise aggressive faith in the sufficiency of Christ to overcome temptations and trials.