(We will return in about a month, Lord willing, to continue our studies in Luke's gospel. We will post another set of meditations taken from the ministry of my father, Bertram J. Youde. Each includes the sermon number from his file, the place(s) and years when he shared these thoughts.)
(#857, Imperial, 1960)
Read 2 Cor. 13:5-11; Luke 18:9-14.
2 Cor. 13:5 says to "examine ourselves". "I" is not only the shortest word
but the most important letter in the alphabet.
w It
is the person you see when you look in the mirror.
w It
is the person responsible for your very action.
w It
is the person who gives you the most trouble.
ƒ "I"
is the center of sin.
w Sin
is transgression of the law (1 John 3:4).
w Sin
is that which defiles a man (Mark 7:20-23).
w Sin
separates us from God (Isa. 59:2).
w Sin
hinders prayer and power (Psalm 66:18).
w Sin
excludes from heaven (1 Cor. 6:9-11).
ƒ "I"
is the center of pride.
w The
Pharisees greatest sin was pride.
w Pride
goes before destruction (Prov. 16:18).
w Pharaoh's
pride destroyed him (Exodus 5:2).
w Naaman's
pride almost cost him his life (2 Kings 5:1-11).
w God
resists the proud (James 4:6).
w Pride
keeps many from Christ.
ƒ "I"
is the center of the Saviour.
w In
Christ there is no condemnation (Rom. 8:1).
w In
Christ we are new creatures (2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 2:20).
w Christ
is the hope of glory (Col. 1:27).
w Christ
is our security (Col. 3:1-3).
"I" is the center of faith. Have you trusted in the SavIour?
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