“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
2Corinthians 10:17-18 ESV
It is a dangerous trap to seek one's own honour. It is important to remind ourselves every now and then what we signed up for. We are not serving the Lord for recognition or respect. We surrendered our life to him so that he could be honoured. We are living for his glory not our own.
Jesus told a parable about the workers in the vineyard who, as they laboured and gave their energies in the heat of the day, got an increasing sense of entitlement. They started to think more about what they were owed than what they had agreed to work for.
Let us focus on the Lord and living for his honour. Trusting him that as we seek first his kingdom he will take care of us.
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