Quote from Charles Spurgeon

“Observe the singular expression of the apostle- “That we should be to the praise of his glory.” Observe that he does not say, that we should sing to the praise of our glorious God, though we will do that… nor that we should work to his praise, though by grace – we will do that; but “that we should be to the praise of his glory.” The very being of a believer is to the praise and glory of God… you are to be to his glory, your very existence is to praise him. Your being, which is now turned into well-being, is to glorify the God of grace. When in the quiet of the garden I have looked upon the lilies standing erect in their marvelous beauty, and I have realized our Master’s words, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these, shall I have said to myself, “What do these to the glory of God?” Quickly my heart has answered, “They exist to show forth the glory of their Creator:” by merely standing where they are, they yield praise to the the Lord: their very being is worship. Even those flowers which are born to blush unseen of men do not bloom in vain, they do not waste their sweetness, though they pour it on the desert air, for God is in the lone places, and beholds with joy his own handiwork. God is glorified by the being of that which he makes, and especially by the being of that which he has a second time created by the power of his grace according to his purpose through faith.”