Hi, my name is Ashley. I'm a wife, mom to five kids, and I'm their teacher. We all live

in Phoenix, Arizona. I have been a ministry partner with Desiring God for five years.

You are listening to the Ask Pastor John podcast with John Piper.

Ashley, thank you. We're going to talk with Ashley here in just a minute. But first,

today's episode. If I want to see Jesus, what must change inside of me? That's the question

Pastor John took up in a sermon in 2011. He was preaching on John chapter seven, specifically

verses 17 and 18, where Jesus says this, if anyone's will is to do God's will, he will

know whether the teaching is from God or whether I'm speaking on my own authority. The one

who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but the one who seeks the glory

of him who sent him is true. And in him, there is no falsehood. In quote, this text has

some incredible implications for our lives. And we will hear that in the sermon clip sent

to us by Harley who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's a really good clip about seeing the glory

of Christ and the challenge of self glory seeking at the same time. Here's Pastor John

to explain. If we stopped at verse 17, which is where we are right now, didn't go on in

verse 18, we'd have a general truth. It would be a true truth, but it would be without specifics.

The general truth would be something like this. You will discern that Jesus is a reliable

spokesman from God when your will deeply and profoundly comes into sync with God's will.

That's the true general truth of verse 17. You will know Jesus. You will recognize him for

who he is as a true spokesman for God when your will is brought into sync with God's will.

When your will is in sync with God's, your knowing will be in sync with truth. That's

the general truth. But we're not going to stop at verse 17 because Jesus has much more

help to give us here. I didn't see this as clearly until I was a pastor at this church

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