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The Applause of Heaven
The Search for Significance
We long for applause.
Our search for significance craves approval.
Whose applause do you seek?
Whose applause ultimately matters?
What is Applause?
Applause: Marked commendation; acclaim; expressed public approval (as by the clapping of hands) (MW Collegiate Dict., 11th ED)
Virtue Signaling
We are living through an epidemic of “virtue signaling”.
Virtue Signaling: The attempt to show other people that you are a good person, for example by expressing opinions that will be acceptable to them, especially on social media” (The Cambridge Dictionary)
People want to be applauded for conforming to a popular moral or ethical position.
Employers and employees are pressured to adopt unbiblical moral standards or else be “cancelled”, demoted, or terminated.
The Applause of this World
The appraisal of this world is inaccurate.
The applause of this world is fickle — erratic, changeable, inconstant.
The applause of this world does not win the applause of heaven.
The Applause of Heaven
We must seek the way of heaven to receive the applause of heaven.
We cannot please God if we seek to please men.
We cannot receive honor from God if we seek honor from man.
We cannot finish our earthly race unless we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and seek the applause of heaven.
Stephen pleased God and won the applause of heaven.
Response to the Word
Will you seek to please this world or to please God?
Will you seek the applause of this world or of heaven?
If you have not, will you give your life to Jesus today?
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