We cannot too often remind our self of the priority to not take ourselves too seriously and to take Christ more seriously. This priority gets the focus off of ourselves and our perceived rights to glory, fame, and idealistic happiness. And as a result, the focus gets placed squarely upon Christ and his right to glory and fame. This in turn brings true happiness to the Christian.
I see the deadly pagan inversion of this in my life far too often as I steal glory from Christ and prop myself up as the end for which God created the world. And so I cry out, “Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?”
But then I hear the Word of the Lord whisper: “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Rom. 7.24-25)
This brings true encouragement, motivation, calibration and joy. God is so good to speak words of truth and power to his children as he reminds them of his infinitely glorious Son.
