Francis Schaeffer on seeking Human Praise

Schaeffer writes,

In addition to teaching us not to seek power, the Lord Jesus taught us not to seek human praise. Those who seek the praise of men, He said, have their reward when they have the praise. we often read this pietistically and miss the point. Jesus meant what he said: if our aim has been praise and power and we have it, either in the world or in the church, we have had it. It is the one who does not seek it now who will have the praise when he stands before the dear Lord's face. Scripture is clear that we must either humble ourselves not or be humbled in the future.

No Little People. in The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer. Vol 3. A Christian View of Spirituality. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1982. p. 47.