DON'T BE A SELF-SEEKER (DAY 127 OF 365)

DON'T BE A SELF-SEEKER
(Nuggets from Philippians 2:21)

Humans have this natural instinct of SELF-SEEKING, paying attention to things that pertain to them first before they think of whether to consider others or not. SELF-SEEKERS abound in our world today, and this is one of the major reasons evil keeps thriving by the day.

Self-seekers are selfish and narcissistic in nature, with no iota of empathy in them; they go all out to please themselves at the expense or detriment of others.

We fall victim to arrogance when we focus primarily on ourselves, becoming self-important and self-centred. Over time, Pride builds up and gradually leads to destruction and prevents such people from submitting to God's purpose for their lives. 

God hates pride and ruthless, selfish ambition. Instead, He wants us to be humble, and become empathetic to others. With humility comes the ability to know, seek, and serve God with all our hearts. Philippians 2:3-4 says it best, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourselves, not looking to your interests but each of you to the interests of the others."

When you continually place yourself in the spotlight, there would be no room for God to shine! If you want to be beneficial to God's kingdom, you must become altruistic.

To become more God-centered, you have to LET GO YOUR EGO. When you become less egocentric and ask God to give you a humble spirit and rely on His strength, He can do unimaginable things in your life. 

Don't get it twisted, it's not wrong to have great self-esteem and a sense of self-worth. In fact, those are essential qualities, but you have to be careful not to compromise your values simply to be held in high regard. 

In John the Baptist, we see a good example of the willingness to decrease in importance. As more and more people started following Jesus and were being baptized by Him instead of John, John's disciples became disturbed. They unknowingly put John into a position of competing against Jesus. But John, knowing that God had given him the task of pointing people to Jesus as the forerunner, he said, "He must become greater; I must become less." (John 3:30). Those words express GREAT HUMILITY! 

However, the most remarkable and essential example of humility is Jesus Christ our Lord Himself. Born in a stable, He did not come to be served but to serve and give His life as a ransom for many; Humbly taking the sins of this world upon Himself and dying on the cross, He saved us from eternal death.

JESUS DID NOT SEEK HIS OWN PLEASURE; HE WAS AN EPITOME OF HUMILITY AND SELFLESSNESS; YOU TOO CAN BE LIKE HIM.

This is HOLINESS CHALLENGE 
DAY 127 OF 365 (2026)

📹 DON'T BE A SELF-SEEKER