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"He hath showed strength with his arm;
he hath scattered the proud
in the imagination of their hearts."
Luke 1:51
Who Is Number 1?
Yesterday
morning when I got off work,
I needed to
run by Motor Vehicles
and get my
driver's license renewed.
Needless to
say, I was exhausted from working
all night
long, and wanted to get a good
place in
line in order to get in and out,
all the time
thinking to myself,
I hope I'm
the first one there."
Thank the
Lord, He also allowed me
time to just
"sit and reflect" a little on being Number 1.
And so, this
verse of Scripture was placed before me.
Nowhere is
our creativity more apparent
than in our
ability to discover
new and
original sin.
It all began
in the Garden of Eden when
the devil
convinced Adam and Eve
that he had
found a way for them to move
God over and
become Number 1!
And the beat
still goes on . . .
We keep
looking for ways to succeed
where Adam
and Eve failed.
We look for
ways to be first on everyone
else's
priority list.
We look for
ways to be first in line.
We look for
ways to be first at the checkout counters.
We look for
ways to be the first ones
getting out
of the parking lot.
We
continuously look for ways to win
in the game
of "first come, first served."
But these
are all mere symptoms
of the real
transgression.
In the case
of Christians,
our
creativity as original sinners is
revealed
most clearly when we look for ways
to be known
as disciples of Christ
without
following His example.
"We are
Number 1! We are Number 1!"
All well and
good, perhaps,
to hear the
chant ringing out from football fans,
but when we
hear it ringing out from our hearts,
it is all
pride and imagination.
So, may we
remember,
"He has
scattered the proud
in the
imagination of their hearts!"
And . . .
Jesus
is Number1!
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