The Beholders

God named his children Beholders from the beginning. Before we accepted the position at our current job, held a diploma, or even learned how to write our name, we were first recipients of the glories of his world. He wove this truth into the fabric of our body at creation. Think about the five senses he fashioned within the human body. God created hands to touch and labor, yet sight, hearing, smell, and taste are gifts only to receive. These senses allow us to engage in the world purely by enjoying it. We get to breathe in the smells of the truffle cream sauce on our plate and delight in the smooth beat of the music coming through our earbuds. And each beautiful flower or star-filled sky we see reminds us that the chief end of man is not only to glorify God with action but even to “enjoy him forever” (“Westminster Larger Catechism”).