Glory.

God is a seeker of Glory for Himself. Mankind is a seeker of glory for himself.

The Lord gives us a truth for this situation through the prophet Isaiah:

A voice says, "Call out." The he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, But the Word of our God stands forever. --Isaiah 40:6-8

Jesus Christ confirms this same truth saying, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

As I sit here and watch Kansas Jayhawk football, I see a coach and team seeking glory, and a name for their program. Those whose faces are painted blue, shirts that say "Rock Chalk Jayhawk," and those noisy cylinders filled with air that you clang together, all attest to the glory being sought. (The fans are doing a good job.) This is such a great picture of Heaven. A similar situation occurs... Jesus Christ, the only worthy One, is seeking this glory. As we get a glimpse into the throne room, the ones who belong to Jesus Christ have His name on their foreheads, as they behold His face. (Revelation 22:4)

There is so much dissatisfaction in being a fan of a team that loses, giving glory and honor to those who are dead or who will die, and obsessing over the things that glitter in this world. (This statement is supposed to cover every team in the world, every person in the world, and every material possession) Amen. This is the way it should be. We are made to give glory to something. Praise God. However, if we are glorying in anything more than Jesus, or setting our gaze upon that which fades, God calls this Idolatry. It's something that comes so easily to us. We are all great worshipers. The Lord strongly forbids such Idolatry if it is not fixed towards Him. The Lord is the only one worthy to seek such Glory. He is not Dead. He does not Fade. He does not Glitter... He is Light. He is Alive. He is Glorious. He is.

Why does the Lord refer to us as grass? We are. We are here today, gone tomorrow. We die. We rot. Our glory doesn't last. Amen.

Fall is such an awesome time to see glory fading. To see things dying. To see things how they are... here today and gone tomorrow.

Thought for today: "Bless the Lord, let all that's in me, bless the Lord. May kingdoms fall, and rulers crawl, before Your Throne."