Matthew 20: 21
21 “What is it you want?” he asked.
She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
Man's natural instinct is to strive for Glory, small or big. The question is who's Glory? Self or God?
1 Corinthians 10:31 says "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God".
Yet, some people credit all their successes to their own knowledge and hard work, (much like Nebuchadnezzar and his self-praise regarding Babylon, Daniel 4, 28-37) relegating God's grace to church circles at best, and some not even that. Some even preach the gospel, inspired by themselves and uninspired by God, for their own glory as speakers or knowledgeable people. We thus become idols to ourselves. Romans 12:3 ...
According to Paul Tripp in TGC, Typical signs of self glorification (among others), are
- Parade in public what should be kept in private.
- Be way too self-referencing.
- Talk when you should be quiet.
- Be quiet when you should speak.
- Care too much about what people think about you.
Since it is man's natural instinct, we must be self-aware of this weakness and consciously defeat such inclinations, and the only way to become self-aware is through the word which shows us the mirror. Remember, God does great things in us and around us so -
"That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever"
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