Glory

If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing.

I am always wondering why Jesus is so secretive about His identity while He is on earth. I mean, doesn't He want people to know He's the Son of God....evdents not. He rebukes and commands people and demons to not go broadcasting His true identity. I think this verse gives a small clue as to why. If He goes around bragging and if He let's people know who He is one of two things will happen: 1) They will make Him king before it's time thus ignoring God's plan or 2) they would call Him a heroic and kill Him before it's time thus ignoring that part of the plan. There's so much timing involved with everything God does that trouble try to find glory or whatever in the way we think makes the most sense really just ruins everything. Glory for the sake of being known is hollow and pointless.

Glory for God is purpose.