Who's Glory?

There is a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where the protectors of the Holy Grail raise a very important question, "Is your quest for His glory or your own."

I have been involved in church work for nearly 30 years now and I can't tell you how many times I have seen the Lord's work get derailed because we lose sight of the fact that we are here to glorify God. We get caught up in our personal goals and agendas and forget to put God at the center of the work.

I have always struggled with pride. It is an insideous sin that creates so many problems in our lives. Pride causes us to drive our agenda, pride causes us to dig our heels in when someone tries to correct us in a spirit of love, pride has driven a wedge between two good brethren who both believe they are right.

So the question is, When you have the next great program that you think will transform the local church, is it for His glory or your own? When you run roughshod over the wishes of others, or misrepresent the facts of a certain situation, is it for His glory or your own? When go to your corner and pout because you didn't get your way, is it for His glory or your own?