January 05, 2023 – The Selfishness Of Sin

January 05, 2023
Daily Reading – Genesis 9 – 11 / Matthew 4

GOD’S WORD:

Genesis 11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    If you ever have an opportunity to get around little children who are about the same age and know one another well, you will see the truth of scripture played out before your very eyes. Once they have the awareness of things, they also have the awareness of others having those things and they want them. Once they have them in their hands, they gain a sense of ownership. They will parade them around the room so everyone can see that they have it. That is until they see the next great trinket. Then, when they lay the first item down to go for the next, if someone goes for the first item, they have a fit. Scream and cry, “It is mine, I had it first.” When truly they did not, they had it last. Selfishness sneaks in and shows up very early in life.

    It was selfishness in Genesis 11 that caused man to violate God’s original command. God told man in Genesis 9:1 “…Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” However, time and selfish motives caused man to forget God’s desire and to go for their own. In today’s verse it says, “…let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” The selfish desire of man said, if we can make a name for ourselves, everyone will see how great we are and want to come to us. Selfishness seeks the glorifying man and what we see as mine. When the truth is, everything belongs to God. He really had it first. 

GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

  The only way for us to keep that silly selfishness from taking root in our own life, is to keep our eyes focused on Christ. He is the one who said He would supply for our every need. 

As we examine our own lives, can we see any selfishness sneaking in?

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