"It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one's own glory is not glory." Prov. 25:27
There is a deep desire within the heart of sinful man to attain a level of esteem and preeminence. All of us want to be known as being special and having a unique talent or gift that will somehow enhance and validate our yet infinitely meager existence. In our effort to strive and achieve importance, we often stoop to extremely low levels in hopes of actually elevating our standing among others. While we seek to be a star in the celestial expanse, all objectivity and perspective become warped as we exhalt ourselves as the new self-centered, egotistical "I AM." It is at this point that our whole world comes crashing in on us. For we have sought to lay claim to that which is eternal, and that is a condition we have absolutely no right to whatsoever outside of the grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. We place ourselves on the throne of a kingdom that exists only in the dark corridors of our fallen imagination. God will share His power and glory with none other. We have been bought by the priceless blood of the Son of the Most High. There is nothing that we have done to deserve God's pardon, being but children of dust. Therefore, "[H]e who glories, let him glory in the Lord" (1 Cor. 1:31).
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