Daily Devotion
Glorifying God And Honoring Him Throughout The Year
By: Marissa Wolf
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
Colossians 3:23-24
As always, in the New Year, we get so caught up in attaining goals for ourselves, we forget the most important thing, to do everything unto the Lord and whatever we do, it has to honor and glorify Him.
It’s great to be intentional with what we hope to accomplish throughout the year, but what good are any of these if we aren’t following and submitting our whole selves to Christ? He needs to be the Foundation, not only of the year, but of our lives. It’s His year and He’s allowing us to be a part of it as He knows we still have His purpose and plan to fulfill.
It can be so easy to get caught up and do life on our own time and we often forget that it’s always on God’s timing. We must continue to be waiting in, on, and through Him in all things. We have to patiently trust in the Lord even when things might seem like they’re already falling short or it’s not going according to our own plan. (See: Proverbs 3:5-7 and Psalms 62:8).
God’s plan for us is far better than our own plan we have for ourselves. (See: Jeremiah 29:11). Remember we don’t do things for our own benefit, we do them heartily as unto the Lord. We fall short daily, but following the Lord is a continual, daily lifestyle of repentance. (See: Romans 3:23, Acts 3:19, and Romans 6:23). If and when we fall short this year, we shouldn’t let the devil use that to guilt trip us or discourage us from seeking the Lord and walking in His plan for us, we must bring it to the Lord, repent, seek forgiveness, and move forward in holiness.
If we want to continue or start walking in God’s plan for us, we have to learn to deny the flesh. (See: Luke 9:23). We need to remove the things from our life that glorify sin and not honor the Lord. If we’re not where we are desired to be in our relationship with Christ, we should take a look at our day and see where we spend the most of our time, and re-prioritize our days to where we start and end our days with the Lord and to keep Him there in the middle throughout. We need to prioritize our time with the Lord more, and instead of going to earthly things for comfort and our coping mechanisms we should go to Christ first. Let this year be the year we become content in Christ rather than earthly things. Let this be the year where we aren’t ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Let this be the year where we put Him first in all things. Don’t just stop at this year once it’s finished, but let’s continue honoring and glorifying the Lord throughout all the years of our lives!
Are you going to make Christ a priority not only throughout the year, but throughout the day as well? In what ways can you remove glorifying sin from your life to where you can honor and glorify the Lord? Are you ready for a lifestyle of coming to the Lord in humble repentance? Are you ready to learn how to deny your flesh? In what ways will you deny your flesh throughout the year? How will you put Christ first this and every year? How will you serve the Lord? Will you give Him the honor and glory that’s due, even when the devil tempts you to be ashamed of Him?
“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
1 Timothy 1:17
