It was St. Francis de Sales who said that, Some men become proud and insolent because they ride a fine horse, wear a feather in their hat or are dressed in a fine suit of clothes. Who does not see the folly of this? If there be any glory in such things, the glory belongs to the horse, the bird and the tailor.
Acts 14 : 15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
We are living in times of self centeredness, self-glory and self-praise. Some People do not wear out talking about themselves. They can just go on. When Paul and Barnabas were used by God to heal a lame man, they almost got a celebrity status. In fact, more than that. They could have easily enjoyed it and lived their whole life like that. But they were quick to respond and give glory to God, the real source of blessing. They did not take the glory of God because God’s plan for them is even greater.
Often times in the rat-race of this world, we try to stand out of the world. This leads in taking away the glory of God. God expects us to keep it simple and follow him. HE will use us as we walk with HIM. Let us not settle down with peanuts. Let’s give him the glory.
Stanley Thomas Isac
Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Pastorstanleytisac@gmail.com
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