I was listening to a sermon the other day by my former preaching Professor, Dr. Rummage. He is now a pastor at Hickory Grove in Charlotte, NC and his sermons can be found on the web at www.hgbc.org.
This message was his second message on a series he was teaching on the 10 Commandments. There were a number of very challenging points throughout the sermon entitled, “Your God is Too Small,” and one I wanted to note here.
In the message he asked the question, ”Am I using my talents to glorify God or am I using God to glorify my talents?”
What a question for all of us to examine. He followed it up by applying it to himself. “Which do I love more, preaching about Jesus or Jesus?
As someone who is quick to tell someone that I love to preach am I quicker to tell people about the one whom I am preaching?
So whether your passion or gift be preaching, landscaping, teaching, singing, cooking, or managing finances ask yourself “Am I using my talents to glorify God or am I using God to glorify my talents.”
Let us not waste any more time, energy, and effort glorifying ourselves.
