Mutual Priority

"If it comes to be that the lives of men and the sanctifying of God's name cross, the glory of God must pass on and must have its course, let the lives of men go which way they will." -Burroughs pg. 26- All throughout scripture God demonstrates that his priorities will be accomplished, despite anything man might do. We as believers, especially in worship, need to have the same priorities that God has, a mutual priority. The priority that God is worthy and will be glorified surpasses any priority that man might have. The death of Aaron's sons is a sobering passage in scripture and makes me realize even more just how important it is to prepare my heart before I come to worship a God who is and will be continually glorified no matter what. In light of the death of Aaron's sons, Burroughs says this, "We think much to have the lives of men taken away, but if we knew what the glory of God meant and what infinite reason there is that God should be glorified, we would not think it so much that the lives of many men should go for the glory of God." -pg. 26- Part of the reason why pride is so dangerous is that it causes man to want to substitute his own glorification in the place of God's glorification. Priority number 1 is the Glory of God.