In Luke 18, we learn that a ruler once asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Jesus answered,

“Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.”

Considering his response, how do we respond to exaltation? Do we embrace or despise the making of our name great? Ultimately, whose glory are we seeking? It seems the ruler in the story approaches Jesus seeking His own glory. I think I am often guilty of the same. Jesus’s response shows us the difference between making our name great and making God’s name great.

In Psalm 16:2, the psalmist writes, “You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing.” Moving forward, may we take every opportunity to glorify God and make His name great. May we become less and He become more. May every praise of us provide an opportunity to glorify God. May God help us.

In Christ,

Roger Garrison