Do you struggle with too many self-isms?
….who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1:4
Lord Jesus,
Grow our awe—
You gave your-self: your fully divine, fully human self…
For what?
For my sins, for our sins…
Our sins revolve and evolve
from our selves:
I am/we are
self-seeking,
self-promoting,
self-conscious,
self-pitying,
self-protecting,
among many other self-centric behaviors.
You are
self-sacrificing,
self-lowering,
self-emptying,
self-less.
Through your sacrifice for our sins,
we are delivered from the present evil age—
That is, we are
redeemed,
rescued,
saved,
from our self-centeredness
and all of the self-seeking attitudes
this fallen world promotes.
You obeyed the will of your Father,
that he might be glorified,
lifted up,
praised,
and in you,
we too are transformed
from self-centeredness
to other-centeredness,
empowered
to glorify God
and glorify you,
to love you
and love others.
Indeed, in you,
we have every reason to hope
for freedom from self.
Amen.
Read Galatians 1:1-4; Philippians 2:3-11.
