4/23/12 First
person singular
Grammatical
person in nominative case English pronoun---tends to dominate the thought life
of most Americans. What “I” want! What "I" desire! What “I” deserve! 1st person or the self. “I” is certainly the “person” easiest for folks
to put FIRST.
But God….has
shown me this week how that “self” focus is
not God honoring or “other” honoring. sIn.
prIde. “I” boldly
occupies the middle of those 2 self-seeking words.
Meditate
on these words from John as you seek to move self out of the limelight and
focus on loving God and serving others.
But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. (1 John 3:17-18)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. (1 John 4:7)
Yesterday, Cole’s
sermon, along these same truths (Malachi 2:10-17), concluded with “the larger “I” gets in our lives, the less regard we have for God and others.”
End of lesson!
