I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. – Isaiah 42:8
We don’t like people who consider themselves, usually at our expense, supremely important. Yet God considers himself the most important person in the universe for all time. Is God egotistical? It would be incorrect to think so.
John Piper (1946 – ), Reformed Pastor and Theologian, addresses it this way,
God would be unrighteous (just as we would) if He valued anything more than what is supremely valuable. But He Himself is supremely valuable. If He did not take infinite delight in the worth of His own glory, He would be unrighteous” – Desiring God, pg 42-43
We don’t like those of our rank who consider themselves supremely important because they are not, but God is.
He calls us to value him highest because as we do we place life’s anchor on someone who will not give way. His glory is not at our expense but for our benefit.
Prayer: You, Father, are supremely valuable and it is right for all creation to give you, alone, praise and worship! Amen!
Sound Bite: It is right to give God thanks and praise!.
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