Content With the Approval of God

Everything they do is done for people to see.

Matthew 23.5

Platt:

The question for us, then, is whether we are content with the approval of God. It is a deadly thing to desire the applause of men, for once you receive it your flesh enjoys it, and you want it more and more. As a result, you become less and less content with the approval of God. Scripture, on the other hand, calls us to be so content with God's gracious smile that we are dead to what men say to or about us. We need to pray for that kind of attitude for ourselves and for others in the church.