Living for others

30/12/05 Living for others
The price of relationships is a death to self and a concern for others. A person who is not prepared to die for another will live as an island all by himself. Jesus lived for others. He came with this mission in mind, to lay down His life that others may live. His life in me motivates me to do the same. To live for others is Christ’s way of redemption. Each time you seek to serve another is like being Christ to them. This is what reality is all about. When you live for yourself, you don’t have to think of the needs of the other. A self-centered person will only think of what he can get and not what he can give. This self-centered generation thinks only in terms of rights and not in terms of service. Therefore be committed to Christ’s mission of service for the good of others. In this way you open up within you the fountain of life to water a dry and parched land. Think always in terms of blessing others through the fruit of your labours and you will be rich beyond compare. This richness is what Christ came to give, to be spent for others. This is the gospel of redemption. You will reap what you sow. So sow in Christ and reap abundance in the spirit.