We Are NOT the Point!

June 23, 2011 [Wednesday],

Dear Fellow Travelers,

          The following is from John Fischer’s book, “On a Hill Too Far Away,” page 57: “The cross was for God first before it was ever for me or anyone else. God was reconciling the world to Himself through Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19); God loved the world so much that He gave His only-begotten Son (John 3:16); God demonstrated His love for us by having Christ die for us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). Even before Jesus died for you and me, He died for God. He did this for His Father because of what the Father wanted to accomplish through Christ’s death; to this end, Christ was obedient unto death, and in that obedience is His greatest glory. This raises an important question: Did Christ die for me because I was worth buying back, or did Christ die for me because He wanted to display His grace through me to the universe? If redemption hinges on my worth, then God is nothing more than a good businessman; He’s getting a good deal on His investment. But if redemption hinges on the display of the totality of God’s plan to the rulers and authorities in heavenly places, then we are not the point; we are simply part of a big plan to glorify God. His grace and His mercy as displayed through His church is the point. The point is to bring glory to God—to worship Him with every knee and every tongue in the act.”

          Now, folks that is powerful and true and humbling. I wonder if we will ever really get over ourselves and understand that we are not the point.

          You think about that—

         

This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent" (John 6:29 NASB).