Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV
Context and Charge:
The world makes arguments that line up with whatever position it wants to defend. One of man's greatest blessings, as well as his greatest limitations, is his freewill. God gives us that power so that we can, of our own choice, love, follow and serve Him. Of what use is a robot that is programmed to just follow orders, with no mind of its own, no feelings, no emotions and no heart? It means that God can then just command obedience, with no possibility of rebellion from all of us. How does a robot love sincerely from the heart? How does the robot show off the glory and grace of the one who has made it, when it does not an opinion or view on anything? It is this freewill that makes it easy for me to choose to glorify God in whatever I do.
Even with freewill, the best use of my life is to spend it for the glory of the One who owns me and gave me life. This would entail that I use my entire life as a platform where God is both audible and visible. There are many ways I can do this, but today's extract emphasizes eating and drinking. Why would food be this important to God? It is because with God, there is nothing He cannot use to glorify Himself, just as there is also nothing the devil cannot use to promote evil. Food is good for the body, as it is useful for nourishment and sustenance, but we also know that eating in excess leads to waste, as well as poor health eventually. There is no detail about my life that God is not interested in, even that which goes out as waste.
Conviction and Conclusion:
Can I categorically say that my life's decisions, particularly as they relate to food and drink, glorify God? Even when I decide not to eat or drink, are the reasons such that glorify God? Life is too complex for me to leave critical decisions to feelings and emotions, but I must deliberately seek God's counsel for anything and everything. Nothing must be too small or too personal to take to God. This is a God before whom EVERY knee will bow, either by choice or compulsion, but while I still have the time, and am able to exercise freewill, let me bow the knee now with a sincere and grateful heart, fully appreciative of all that I have been given by God. Can I say that my life celebrates God and gives glory to Him? God's time of favour is here.
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