Knowing that the earth is the Lord’s (Exodus 19:5; Psalm 24:1), what does this mean for us?
On the sixth day of creation, God created man. Why did God create him? He created man for His own glory. God did not need to create man, but out of His own good pleasure He chose to create man. This gracious creative act was for God’s own glory (cf. Isaiah 43:7). This means, it was for His sake, not for ours. In other words, we do not exist for us but we exist for God. That is why Paul says, “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31). This is done because He is worthy to receive this glory:
“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created” (Rev. 4:11).
The greatest responsibility of any person is that they give glory to God. When this does not take place we are sinning. To not glorify God is to glorify man and this is a terrible sin. A W Pink insightfully noted,
“Something more than a theoretical knowledge of God is needed by us. God is only truly known in the soul as we yield ourselves to Him, submit to His authority, and regulate all the details of our lives by His holy precepts and commandments”.
After considering the fact that the Lord is the Creator, we need to understand that we owe Him our all. However, we need to acknowledge that we are sinners an unworthy of entering into His favourable presence. This is why we need the forgiveness of our sins which is found exclusively in His Son Jesus Christ.
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