Continue the theme of last few Sundays of Glorifying God.
When we take the glory that belongs to God and direct it to ourselves, this is self-glory.
Then we have a great fall.
1. A look at a few examples, Lucifer, Earth before the Flood, Tower of Babel, Nebuchadnezzar/Babylon, and Manasseh.
2. God hates man's self-glory. God doesn't share His glory.
3. Ways self-glory is expressed.
- How we decorate during the holidays.
- What I put on status, or how much time I spend on social media.
- Giving or receiving applause.
- Dress material choices.
- Vehicle choices and accessories put on.
- Taking credit to self instead of directing to God.
- Attitudes that come out - maybe even part of personality.
- Being overly self-conscious, constantly comparing self to others.
- Perfectionist to the point of not allowing God to have control.
- Fearing man instead of God.
- Inflated ego or flattened or destroyed self-worth. Both have focus on self.
4. The answer is to focus on Jesus. 1 John 3:4-9 Honor and glorify Him with every fiber of our being.