Today I wish to touch the topic of comparing ourselves with others. It is so easy to look at someone that we consider to be a heathen or jacked up. When we measure ourselves to them we often find it easy to consider ourselves to be Super Saints. We tend to puff out our chests and place ourselves at the table sharing a meal with Jesus himself. Yeah, I know I am stepping on some toes of the self righteous this morning but don't get mad at me. Blame the WORD for convictiong you today, that is if you're heart isn't too hard to receive it. Let us measure ourselves with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here’s a couple of scriptures that I’d like to share:
2 Corinthians 10:12-14 says:
12. For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
13. But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
14. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
And let’s seal it with the 17th and 18th verses.
17. But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Now, the question for us to ask ourselves…… How do we measure up?
2 Corinthians 10:12-14 says:
12. For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
13. But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
14. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
And let’s seal it with the 17th and 18th verses.
17. But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Now, the question for us to ask ourselves…… How do we measure up?