For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:36 ESV)
The Center
The center of the contiguous 48 American states is Lebanon, Kansas. But that is not the center of the Universe. When I figure out faster-than-light travel I would like to go to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, a huge cluster of boiling and roiling star matter. But that is not the center of the universe. I like my newly remodeled kitchen, it is becoming the center of our home. But it is not the center of the universe.
When the Romans stated, “All roads lead to Rome,” they were not describing a road map. Rather, they were stating that in their view, Rome was the center of the Universe.
They were wrong, and it was no accident that Paul wrote these words to the Christians in Rome.
Giving God glory is nothing more or less than declaring that He is the center of your Universe. There is a wonderful security in knowing that the absolute best in the Universe is your focus. That you can connect to and praise the only One who really deserves constant and unreserved praise.
All this has taken too many words to say, “give God glory.”
God’s glory alone.