“Love
does not insist on its own way…”
(I Corinthians
13:5)
“It’s his way or the highway.” You’ve probably heard someone say that in
frustration about another person’s demanding expectations. This kind of attitude leaves little if any
room for meaningful dialogue or a valued sense of shared
community.
Paul
counters this attitude with the example of Christ as he writes, “Let the same mind be in you
that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with
God as something to be
exploited, but emptied
himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being
found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of
death— even death on a cross.”(Philippians
2:5-8)
Jesus didn’t
come demanding his way; he simply showed the way to God. Humility, sacrifice, obedience…the way of
love, the way of the cross.
Prayer: Help me
put aside my demands for my own way, Lord Jesus, and follow you.
Amen.
Jim
Abernathy
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