Not Glorifying God and not Worshipping Him
Not Glorifying God and not Worshipping Him
In the ancient times men knew God, but did not glorify Him as God. Neither did they thank Him, worship Him, or serve Him (1:21, 25). Re fusing to glorify God, thank God, worship God, and serve God is a major aspect of the source of wickedness. However, if we glorify and thank Him, worship and serve Him, we will be pro tected from every evil. All divorces and immor ality come from one source—refusing to worship God. Never think that worshipping God is an insignificant matter and that glorifying Him is trivial. They mean a great deal to our human living. We need to thank God for many things.
Suppose I have a bad temper, a shameful and ugly disposition. If I try to suppress it, I will never succeed. However, if I thank and praise God continually, this will be the best method of escape from my poor disposition. How much we need to worship God!
Exchanging God
Then mankind exchanged God (1:23, 25). It is terrible to exchange God, for God is the glory and the reality of the universe. When God is expressed, that is glory. To exchange God means