One day God will declare our status,

Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, "When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."  Luke 14:7-11 (ESV)

When playing sports in college, I realized that I did not need to tell our coach how good I was. Somehow he knew how I played, and because of that, he was relatively uninterested in me informing him of my value to the team.

It is normal for us to make ourselves the most valuable player, and it is hard to realize that life would go on just fine without me if I disappeared today.

One day God will declare our status, and He will not lie. It is that day we focus on while living today.