As much as I dislike putting a part of the Sunday class message up as a daily devotion, I really wanted to record it for future reference. We are currently through week two in the Jesus > Religion series. There is, what I think, to be an excellent description given by Jefferson Bethke in regards to comparing ourselves to others. I am assuming he came up with it, he may have heard it and repeated it, but it is good nonetheless.
Comparing ourselves to others is like looking for our reflection in a pool of muddy water. We simply cannot see ourselves as we truly are in muddy water. The reflection we get is gross and it does not accurately indicate who and what we are, if we can see ourselves at all. In order to see ourselves clearly, we need a clear surface, one with no flaws. Therefore, the only way to see ourselves correctly is to compare ourselves to the perfection of Jesus. Any other comparison is inadequate.
There was plenty of other great information in the class, but I wanted to record that one.
Comparing ourselves to others is like looking for our reflection in a pool of muddy water. We simply cannot see ourselves as we truly are in muddy water. The reflection we get is gross and it does not accurately indicate who and what we are, if we can see ourselves at all. In order to see ourselves clearly, we need a clear surface, one with no flaws. Therefore, the only way to see ourselves correctly is to compare ourselves to the perfection of Jesus. Any other comparison is inadequate.
There was plenty of other great information in the class, but I wanted to record that one.
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