John 8:54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

Do we serve God or serve ourselves?

In this present age of television we see some that excel in sports. The quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers get all the glory. When I watched my grandson play high school football I only had eyes on the left tackle who protected his quarterback’s blindside. In doing that I would miss all the action on the field. I only had eyes on my grandson.

How does that relate to our opening verse?

God the Father only has eyes for His Son.

Romans 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

1 Corinthians 1:30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

That has not changed God’s view of the things we do, seeing His Son in us.

1 Corinthians 9:25  All who compete in the games use strict training. They do this so that they can win a prize—one that doesn’t last. But our prize is one that will last forever. (ERV)