I sometimes find myself fed up with people. Their attitudes
leave much to be desired. They are obviously flying blind, as evidenced by
their actions.
Here’s something I’ve been convicted with: I think of the
last, less than ideal interaction I had with someone. It’s pretty clear that
they made some dumb choices and have a bad attitude. In fact, they could very
well be mostly in the wrong. That’s easy to see.
Then I compare myself to Jesus. This part gets a little
ugly. If I apply any sense, I can immediately see why my salvation rests in
Jesus and not myself. It just so happens that through the other persons faults
and failures, I too overflow with filth, egocentrism, and a grossly obvious
lack of love. I mean seriously, did I do EVERYTHING I could have done to be selfless?
A servant? How does my “everything” compare to Jesus’ everything?
This is what amazes me. Jesus left Heaven to live a mortal
life with the end result of torture and death in mind. And he did it for my
stupidity, my failures, my selfishness, my ugly life. He did it for me, not for
himself. Or if you get really deep, he did do it for himself. This can be true
because his desire is for me to be washed clean of myself.
Think maybe I can give a little more?
but like the Holy One
who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior. 1 Peter 1:15
And that brings tears to my eyes, because I know that I will
never be holy in all my behaviour. But I know that God’s love reaches beyond
justice. That is why I live.
And now perhaps in my interaction, I should seek love rather
than justice.
