Do all to the glory of God

“All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me , but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well being.”

I Corinthians 10 : 23-24 (New King James Version)

A lot of us struggle with various issues in our lives. We ponder if what we are doing is ok … Some lines are not as clear cut as what we would have wanted them to be. We seem to think its ok , while some people frown upon it.

For whatever be the question we need to ensure that we seek answers not in opinions but in the word of God ! Whatever be the aspect of our life , it needs to be established completely as per the word of God.

We see verse 23 in two parts. The first being : All things are lawful but not all things are helpful . So is what we are doing helpful or not ? And again helpful in accordance with the word of God.

The second part is : All things are lawful , but not all things edify. To edify is to instruct , to improve, to enlighten again in accordance with the word of God. Now if what we are doing is neither helpful nor edifies , we need to questions ourselves and figure why we are hooked and drawn towards what we are doing. We need to spend time in prayer and ensure that God is the center of our lives , that He gets top priority.

We read in verse 31 , “Therefore, whatever you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

This verse sums up everything. Whatever it is we do , we are to do all to the glory of God !

I pray , the Lord will open our eyes to see the places in our lives that needs cleaning up. And I pray that by His grace that every aspect of our lives will be for the glory of God.

God Bless