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John chapter 5 verse 41.

I do not receive glory from people.

That's a pretty simple verse, a pretty simple sentence.

What is that? Seven words?

I do not receive glory from people.

This is Jesus talking about how he seeks the glory that comes from the only God.

That's the language in verse 44 just a couple of verses later.

How can you believe Jesus says when you receive glory from one another

and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

I just want to encourage all of us to ask the question right now.

How much do you desire glory from other people?

We might not use the word glory, we might think I don't want glory,

but how much do you and I live for what others think about us?

How often are our thoughts drawn to what others will think of us?

In this or that circumstance or this or that situation and this or that relationship?

And obviously there's a good sense in which we want to reflect the glory of God well.

So we don't want others to think poorly of us in a way that might cause them to think poorly of God.

We want in a Matthew chapter 5 kind of way to let our light shine before men

that people may see our good deeds, our lives and give glory to God in heaven.

At the same time, if we're not careful, especially in age where

we are so prone to put forward a certain image through social media,

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