We had a GYC Board of Directors meeting this weekend.  It was good
to see all these people whom I respect and admire so much.

A powerful thought was shared during one of the sermons presented.

Humans are so selfish.  We even tend to be selfish in the way we
approach salvation.  Don’t get me wrong, we should love salvation,
cherish it.  Saying that “it’s the best thing in the world” is an
understatement.  But at times, we love ourselves more than we love
salvation.

Think of this:

Moses and Paul were willing to give up their salvation for the people
they were ministering to.  That’s how much they loved
others!  That’s almost a powerful thought!  But it’s too hard
for us to fully comprehend.

Try this:

Jesus was not only willing to give up His salvation–He DID.

He, of course didn’t need saving.  But Christ is SO unselfish that
He–in reality–gave up His eternal life.  The constant thought
running through His mind, perhaps from Gethsemane to Calvary, was that
there was no human way He would survive the death of sin resting on his
shoulders.  It was too great, too offensive.  Faith surpasses
reality. And faith was the only thing that allowed the thought of a
resurrection being possible.

And He decided to die anyway—eternally!

That is unselfishness.  And I am not synonymous with that!

Too often, we just care about our salvation.  Maybe it’s time that
we start caring about the salvation of others.  Maybe that is what
true religion is all about.  Maybe our salvation remains most
secured in seeking to secure the salvation of others.