God's Glory to the four corners

I was impressed in our reading today that our God is a God who desires to see His glory reach the four corners of the earth. In Genesis we have seen God command His creatures to "be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth". Why fill the earth? Because as God's image bearers fill the earth, so God's glory potentially can fill the earth.
When the people in Genesis 10 decide to build a tower "to make a name for themselves" and decide not to spread throughout the earth, they were acting contrary to God's desire. So, in judgment He confused their languages so that that potentially they would fill the earth, and hopefully not make a name for themselves, but lift up the name of their Creator.
In Matthew 10 and Acts 10 we see the gospel growing and expanding. In Matthew Jesus is preparing his disciples to go. He equips them with a message and an authority. He also warns them that the task would not be easy. Men would persecute them, not wanting this message to prosper. But those who endure and proclaim Christ to their world would be greatly rewarded.
In Acts 10 Peter is privileged to open the gospel to the Gentiles. Previously it had been presented to the Jews, then later to the Samaritan (half Jews), and now with Cornelius the gospel is opened to the Gentiles. In ever widening circles the good news of Christ is meant to go out to the glory of God.
Now we who are followers of Christ have the same mission. We should never be happy with our "holy huddle" but must always be open to reach out to more and more. To be God glorifying in our approach to life is to be outward in our thrust with the gospel. Though that road may have many a peril, in the end we who, by the grace of Christ, endure will receive a rich reward. May God help us to bring the message of hope and life in Christ to our world!