John 5:44
Praise the Lord, today's verse is from John 4:44. How can you believe when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God. Jesus is giving one more reason why the Jews did not believe in Jesus, because they sought the glory of man and not of God. He also makes a distinction between the glory and honour from man and the honour which comes from God. The fatal error of the religious leaders of those days was their pride, vanity, and self love, then lived for each other's praise. God does not minister to the pride of man. He does not modify his truth so as to please man's pride. The longed for prestige and glory and honour from one another, and they were willing to sacrifice the honour which comes from God alone for the sake of man's honour. If they had acknowledged Christ as their Messiah, they must have to give up the good opinion of the multitude. They chose rather to lose their souls than to forfeit the reput...