September 16, 2011
"So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do'."
I heard a story about a month ago about an armed man attempting to rob a convenience store. The robber pulled out a gun and begun to command the employee to open the cash register. The employee calmly explained to the man that he would have to make a purchase in order to get the box open. While this is all going down at the front of the store, an off-duty police officer who was in the back bathroom came to the front of the store and was able to disarm the robber. Imagine the praise this man received! When interviewed by the local news station he gave Jesus all the glory for keeping the situation under control and allowing him to be in the right place at the right time. He didn't accept all this praise he was receiving, he maintained a humble heart and gave God the glory for allowing him to be used for a good thing. Likewise this is how we should act when praised. We should want the glory to be received by the King.
In applying this I will redirect praise that I might receive toward Jesus in order to better glorify Him.
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