Bring Me This Sacrifice

"The Great purpose of the truly pious is not to please themselves, or to please their fellowmen, but to please God. The great object is to secure acceptance with Him; to have such thoughts, and to utter such words, that He can look upon them with approbation." "It matters little what men think of us, if God approves what we do. To please Him should be our highest aim." (both quotes are from Barnes' Notes)