What's it all about?

I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh.  — Romans 9:3

Recently I was in a crowded shopping area when I saw a woman plowing her way through the crowd. What intrigued me was the message on her T-shirt, which read in bold capital letters, IT’S ALL ABOUT ME. Her actions reinforced the words on her shirt.

I’m afraid she’s not alone. That message is declared by so many men and women today that it could be the motto of our modern world. For followers of Christ, however, that statement simply is not true. It is not all about us   it’s all about Jesus Christ and others.

The apostle Paul certainly felt the weight of this reality. He was so concerned that his fellow Israelites would know Christ that he said, “I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh” (Rom. 9:3). That is a remarkable statement! Far from thinking it was all about himself, Paul affirmed that he would willingly exchange his eternity for theirs.

Paul’s teaching is a refreshing reminder of self-sacrifice in a challenging world that is destructively self-centered. The question we must ask is: Is it all about me? Or is our life about Jesus Christ and the people He came to reach?

Think about it. What’s it all about?  — Bill Crowder

Others, Lord, yes others,

May this my motto be.

Help me to live for others

That I may live for Thee. — Meigs

READ  Romans 9:1-5

Our lives should be marked by love for Christ and others  not obsession with self.

The Bible in one year:

• Psalms 72-73

• Romans 9:1-15