~~~Daily Spiritual Digest~~~
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[10-07-2018]

Focus: Vain Glory III

WORD FOR TODAY
Seeking glory is sinful if in one's heart, one desires human praise more than God's praise. If we perform righteous deeds in order to receive human recognition, we spoil the gift we could have given to God!!!
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Scriptural Reference
"Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." (1Corinthians 10:31 NKJV)
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A man might pour his heart into his ministry partly because he loves the praise he receives from the pastor and his church members for his good work. If we do good deeds in order to draw attention to ourselves and not to God, to that extent we suffer from vain glory.

Similarly, when it comes to devotional practices, Jesus said, "Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven" (Mt. 6:1). We are expected to examine how pure our motives are when we practice our faith.

Do we worship God and serve the Church purely out of selfless love for God, or is there a part of us selfishly seeking to receive attention and praise from men? Often, our motives are quite mixed. We may give time and money to the Kingdom business, but is there something within us hoping that others will notice our generosity?

We may take time for prayer because we love the Lord, but is there a part of us also hoping our friends, our spiritual director, or the people we serve will notice and think better of us? We may practice mortifications such as fasting, but is there a part of us wanting to appear more devout than others?
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Question For Meditation:
+ What are your motives in every action and inaction?

Prayer Point:
Lord! I receive the grace to always serve you with a pure motive in Jesus name. Amen!!!

Main Emphasis:
Whatever you seek with impure motives is vain glory!!!
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Have a Noteworthy Tuesday!!!