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IBS 67 - Psalm 34:3

Psalm 34:3
“Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.”

We were all created to glorify the Lord. So many people struggle with their purpose. They wonder why they’re here on earth, and they go about trying to find who they are and what they are supposed to do with their lives. Well, the answer is in the Bible. We were created to glorify and praise God. To honor Him and worship Him all the days of our lives. That is our goal. 
In one of my Bible classes that I took in high school, we studied the purpose of life. That is when I fully had a written down reason as to the creation of people. We were created by God for God. To always be bringing Him praise. When I studied that in class, it didn’t click in my mind until maybe a year later. We all go through life struggling with the great purpose of life, when it’s simply to praise God. 
To praise God isn’t just singing worship songs to Him all the time, that’s one of the many ways to praise Him. We can praise Him in the way we dress; letting our clothes be modest. In the way we act; letting our actions be full of love and honor, treating others with respect and ourselves with respect. In the way we talk; not letting foul language come out of our mouths. In the way we do life; not complaining all the time and bringing glory to God in all we do. 

We were not placed on this earth for our own purposes. To get what we want and satisfy the flesh. We are not here for ourselves. We are here to glorify the Lord and exalt His name. That means dying to self and letting God reign in us fully so we can fully worship Him. 

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