A Theater of His Glory

Walking on the track today, I thanked God for His glory in all creation. It came to me that the very dull, indoor track I was walking on, was held together by God's will. That indoor track, buildings, bridges, medical discoveries, surgeries, and on I could go ... are all because of God's design, power, and infinite glory. Just as all of nature shows off His handiwork, so does the plain, ordinary stuff (that is, ordinary until you start thinking about it.) This quote from Eric Alexander in a speech at Urbana in 1981 includes a sentence that says it so beautifully. It's all worth reading.

"True worship is rendering to God the glory which is due his holy name. And this is the great end and purpose for which all things exist. God created the world as a theater in which to display His glory. He created man and woman in order that they might reflect the image of his glory. He sent Jesus in order that the glory of God might be seen in the face of Jesus Christ. He redeemed sinners in order that they may be changed into the image of his glory."