Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationship and everything else. It will sometimes mean choosing a difficult path instead of an easy one.
Each of us was uniquely designed by God with talents, gifts, skills and abilities. The way you are wired is not an accident. God didn’t give you your abilities for selfish purposes. They were given to benefit others, just as others were given abilities for your benefit.
God doesn’t want his love and purposes kept a secret. Once we know the truth, He expects us to share it with others. This is a great privilege – introducing others to Jesus and helping them discover their purposes or preparing them for their eternal destiny. Even Jesus struggled with this: knowing he was about to be crucified, he cried out “now my heart is troubled and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. No, it was for this very reason. I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!” (Jhn 12:27-28) he stood at the cross road.
Would He fulfill His purpose and bring glory to God, or would he shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centred life? You face the same choice. Will you live for your own goals, comfort, and pleasure or will you live the rest of your life for God’s glory, knowing that he has promised eternal rewards? The bible says “The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (Jhn 12:25)
Look, it is time for you to settle this issue. Who are you going to live for, yourself or God? How many people have benefited from your life? What will people remember you for? How many lives have you been able to raise up? Do you want people to remember you for wickedness, bitterness, laziness, inordinate ambition, destruction and rebellion? These are the questions you need to work on in order to have a legacy left behind in your generation.
Right now, God is calling you to live for his glory by fulfilling the purposes He made for you. It’s the only way to a meaningful life. Real life begins by committing yourself completely to the services of God and humanity. The little time you have now must be used for the betterment of others and for the glory of God. That’s why God is still preserving you till this moment and has endowed you with abilities, gifts, blessings and also put you in the exalted position you currently occupy. Make sure you live for what you will be remembered for after you have departed the earth. May God help you (Amen).
