So often we get stuck in "church lingo," but we don't really understand what we're talking about. For example, the verse from yesterday says that "to live is Christ, but to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). I've heard that verse quoted so many times I've lost count. But what does that really mean? How can the definition of life be a person? How can our death benefit us?
We were created to glorify Christ Jesus. That is our purpose; that is what all of our actions and goals should ultimately strive for. That is what "to live is Christ" means. He is not a part of our life; He IS our life. The purpose of our life should be to honor God in everything we do.
But, for that matter, what does it even mean to say that we're "glorifying" something? Oftentimes glorify and magnify are used synonymously. There are 2 ways to magnify something: either you can make a small thing big, like a microscope does, or you can make an inestimably large thing understandable, like a telescope. Our lives should be like a telescope, making God understandable to others.
After figuring out what the first part of the verse means, it's a little bit easier for me to comprehend the second part. God is life. He's it. So, while we experience a taste of Him here on earth, when we die we're going to see Him face-to-face, experience Him personally every single day for the rest of eternity. I think, if we can actually comprehend that fact, that all the hustle and bustle and noise of this world will be much easier to ignore.
We were created to glorify Christ Jesus. That is our purpose; that is what all of our actions and goals should ultimately strive for. That is what "to live is Christ" means. He is not a part of our life; He IS our life. The purpose of our life should be to honor God in everything we do.
But, for that matter, what does it even mean to say that we're "glorifying" something? Oftentimes glorify and magnify are used synonymously. There are 2 ways to magnify something: either you can make a small thing big, like a microscope does, or you can make an inestimably large thing understandable, like a telescope. Our lives should be like a telescope, making God understandable to others.
After figuring out what the first part of the verse means, it's a little bit easier for me to comprehend the second part. God is life. He's it. So, while we experience a taste of Him here on earth, when we die we're going to see Him face-to-face, experience Him personally every single day for the rest of eternity. I think, if we can actually comprehend that fact, that all the hustle and bustle and noise of this world will be much easier to ignore.
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