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Believers know that God has a purpose in their suffering–a purpose we can’t fathom while in the deep valley. Can we realize that the ultimate good of God’s glory far outweighs the pain we encounter along the way? 

Suffering teaches lessons that an easy life can never teach. Job’s terrible trials brought him face to face with God. Let’s look at the life of the Apostle Paul, a man with a God-given thorn in the flesh. 

Sooner or later, we all experience suffering. But believers have the promise that suffering for the sake of Jesus will be rewarded. But nothing else matters but the glory of God, especially when we’re in pain.

Corinth was a moral cesspool; its pagan temple was filled with prostitutes. The church there was plagued with sexual sins including incest. As a result, we have very clear teaching on how a Christian can glorify God by treating sexuality the way it was intended.

One way for believers to handle the temptation of sex outside of marriage is to realize Who is present during it all. God Himself is a witness since the believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit. God looks seriously at our sexuality.

Sex creates very deep bonds between people. It joins them metaphysically, whether married or not. For believers, that joining affects their relationships with Christ. Can our sex lives glorify God?

Every one of us is a sexual being. No area of life is more challenging for a believer. First Corinthians was written to a church with serious moral issues. Let’s see our sex lives through the prism of the glory of God.

Accepting a job beneath your qualifications is humbling. At some point, any job beats no job. Let’s learn to see God’s glory as our focus, letting Him orchestrate our promotions as well as demotions.

The money you make at your job will come and go. But the imprint you leave on your co-workers will last far beyond your lifetime. Here are more on those five principles for how to make the glory of God your focus for all of life.

Work: it gives life a sense of direction and provides for our families. Work is one part of life needing an objective toward which to move. Here are five principles on how the glory of God can help us make sense of every area of life.

With unemployment widespread, many take jobs beneath their skill levels. As we learn to do with less, the American lifestyle is becoming an endangered species. How can we focus on the glory of God? Does it help us weather economic storms?

Paul likens believers to clay pots that contain a treasure: the glory of God. That treasure gives us the strength to endure tough times, and even suffering for the gospel. Let’s take a final look at how the glory of God is seen in our witness.

“The light of the gospel of the glory of Christ…” Paul says the devil blinds people from seeing this glorious light. In this message, Dr. Lutzer shares more on why God’s glory in redemption is, indeed, “Amazing Grace.”

In ages past, God designed a plan of redemption for a mankind He knew would rebel against Him. That intricate plan was worked out over thousands of years, culminating in the sacrifice of Jesus on a Roman cross.

At the core of God desiring glory is the plan of redemption that He designed long ago. Bringing many sons and daughters to glory was His intention, even though He knew mankind would fall in the Garden of Eden.