Former US President Theodore Roosevelt once remarked, "It is better to be faithful than famous."
Which one are you truly seeking?
In Matthew 6:5 (TNIV), Jesus said, "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full."
In Luke 11:43 (TNIV), Jesus smacks down the Pharisees again, saying, "Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces."
Jesus is showing us a couple of classic examples of prioritizing fame over faithfulness in the first century.
And it continues today, in many churches and ministries, around the world, all the time, some 2,000 years later.
And so I ask again: What is your priority in your church or ministry, faithfulness or fame?
God knows your heart. And your ego.
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