Whatever we do, in all things, our aim and highest goal should be God’s glory.

Paul’s desire was to give no reason for others to be offended but to try to please them all, so that many would be saved (10:32-33). He said, “I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings” (1 Corinthians 9:22-23). His was a heart that wanted to glorify God above all else and love others fiercely for the sake of their eternal joy.

It’s humbling to think that every one of my countless small words and actions is to be shaped by this kind of radical living. This is the Christian’s calling. In our every decision, activity, and pursuit, we do well to ask a simple, ever-present, overarching question, the question that should direct all we do: Does this glorify God?