‘I am the Lord; that is my name!
    I will not yield my glory to another
    or my praise to idols.

It takes constant discipline, vigilance, ruthless self-examination and tenacious fight for Christian leaders and preachers – those with any kind of public profile – to remind themselves (and others) that, ‘It’s not about me!’

It is never ‘about me’; could never be ‘about me’. But if we are honest, we can easily make it about ourselves.

Let these words of God be fixed in our minds and engraved on our hearts.

May ‘Hallowed be your Name’ always be our heartbeat.

Pray today for Christian leaders who have to constantly wrestle pride to the ground, upon their knees.

”Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up” (James 4:10; see also I Peter 5:6).

Someone said that in God’s Kingdom ‘the branches that hang the lowest bear the most fruit.’

When ‘All Souls’ church, Langham Place, in London, was re-opened, following restoration, in 1977, a new pulpit was given. It bears this inscription:

‘Many friends of John Stott combined to give this pulpit and communion table out of deep gratitude for his dedicated ministry as evangelist, teacher and pastor during 25 years as Rector of All Souls (1950-1975). He taught us to make God’s Word our rule, God’s Spirit our teacher and God’s Glory our supreme concern.’

To God be all the glory!