With some Facebook stalking, you will know why i chose to read this chapter tonight.
This chapter basically compares two types of Christians: strong and weak. From my own understanding and pride driven life, I would automatically claim myself to be a stronger Christian than others. I was even surprised when I was talking to a younger friend here at Purdue and the topic on hand was about my friends. "I thought you didn't accept younger people as your friend because you wanted to play the older brother role."
This really woke me up. This was the type of character I was playing? A self-portrayed, high and mighty know it all who, apparently, is so far from 'knowing' everything that I could not help myself from laughing... AT MYSELF as I was reading this passage!
My pride has driven me beyond who Jesus was. He was a selfless man full of humility. He knew He was the Son of God, so what? "Who are you to judge someone else's servant?" Even though we are along different wavelengths with God, we live for the same God. "He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord...For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone."
"If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."
I have been humbled beyond belief this past summer and even right now.
Whatever we do, wherever we're at, different stages in life, different problems, etc., if you walk with God, let me walk with you.
Amen!
P.S. I was going to write about this passage in another perspective, but I was afraid people will read this. AND JUDGE HAHA ;)
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