Let His glory fill the house, Part 2 EN INGLES

I hope after reading Part 1 that YOU are beginning to desire His glory in a greater way! However, I want to shift the focus a minute and show you a different perspective. Let’s go to another well-known story in the Bible:
Mark 14:3:“And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.”
Of course, we are all familiar with the story of Mary who anointed Jesus’ feet. However, John notices something that Mark and Matthew’s accounts do not mention:
John 12:3 “Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.”
Did you see it? It said, “the HOUSE was FILLED.” A few weeks ago, I read this passage and I was challenged in a new way. I am always praying for God to fill His house with HIS glory, but here I realized that I can fill His house, too!
It is good to ask God to reveal His glory. This generation needs to see a living God. But when we are praying for His glory to come, what is our true motivation?
To see a miracle?
To be entertained?
To be inspired to worship?
For those involved in praise and worship or church leadership, do we ask for His glory because we want to be successful?
To show all the other churches that we are the best?
To have the most exciting services?
To get more numbers into our church?
At the root of all these motivations is self. Human self. Flesh.
Flesh is what was placed on the altar in Solomon’s temple. Flesh is what the fire consumed in one lightning moment. And many times, it’s our FLESH that is begging for the glory of God to fill the house.
God in His mercy is withholding His glory so that we are not destroyed! Our flesh will be consumed in an instant in the brilliance of His glory.
It is the nature of human flesh to enjoy the glory.
To receive the glory.
To be applauded and to impress others.
The “higher” we go in leadership in the church, the greater is the temptation to perform.
We become like magicians at a Magic Show. We want to wow people with the lights, the action, and excitement, and keep them coming back week after week. When the people get used to the cool lights, the great sound, and the newest instrument addition, we need something new that will blow them away. So we pray for His glory to come.
Let me encourage you to change your focus from what you can GET FROM God to what you can GIVE TO God.