God-Honoring

Paul wrote,

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Cor 10:31)

I read, "Big or little, anything at all that you do, do for the glory of God." I think that's a fair assessment. So ... do you? Do I?

I am told that the average adult spends 33 hours a week in front of a television. The average American household has more televisions than people. Nearly a third of American children live in a household where the television is on all or most of the time. We love our TV entertainment. So ... if we are to do everything we do for the glory of God, how do we do that in this?

Entertainment is a standard thing for us. From sports to gaming to reading to socializing to just plain relaxing, we like to be entertained. These are things that are not required by legal or work requirements. They're just the things we do to be amused. Is there any of this done for the glory of God?

A good chunk of our days is typically spent in sleeping and working, plus getting to, from, and ready for them. Is there any way that we can do these for the glory of God?

We interact with all sorts of people in all sorts of situations. Family, friends, strangers, enemies. Close, casual, remote. From "I know you well" to "I don't know you at all." Work, play, in transit, in passing. Is there any thought at all given to doing any of this interaction for the glory of God?

How about the everyday things we have to do? I mean, you don't get to choose whether or not you go to work, for instance. Is there some way to do "driving to work" (or however you get there) for the glory of God? We all need to eat. Can we do it for the glory of God? Each of us needs to get dressed. How would we do it for the glory of God? Cook, clean, household chores, taking care of kids ... for the glory of God?

I see in Paul's exhortation to "do all for the glory of God" an interesting "other side of the coin." "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do," he says. One side of that says to do whatever we do to the glory of God. The other side says that most of what we do can be done for the glory of God. We can eat and drink for the glory of God. We can work, drive, cook, sleep, interact, even entertain ourselves for the glory of God. I read this command not as "Don't do that stuff", but as "Do it with another intention in mind -- the glory of God." I suppose if it can't be done for the glory of God, it would be wrong to do it, but are we thinking at all about doing "whatever you do" for God's glory? We should.