Designed for the Self-centered

The commandment “Love thy neighbors
as thyself.” was designed for ego-
centric people like us.

Because of our sin nature, we tend
to love ourselves (I mean, being
selfish here), or look after
our own interests first. Nothing
else matters quite as much. We are
more inclined to hoarding than to
sharing whatever good things we
may possess.

The second greatest of God’s
commandments zeroes in on our
innate problem, the problem of
the world revolving around ‘ME’.

Hence God in His infinite wisdom
gave us clear instructions to
address our problem. He also
provided us an incomparable
example for us to emulate:
Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

It is no doubt the toughest
of things for us: To have the
mind and heart of Christ and
to do as He did. The Scripture
in Philippians Chapter Two
beautifully puts God’s desire
for us:

“Let nothing be done through
strife or vainglory; but in
lowliness of mind let each
esteem other better than
themselves. Look not every man
on his own things, but every
man also on the things of others.
Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus: Who,
being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be
equal with God: But made himself
of no reputation, and took upon
him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a
man, he humbled himself, and
became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross.”