"The disease of self runs through my blood, it's a cancer fatal to my soul. Every attempt on my behalf has failed, to bring this sickness under control.
What's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior. This only serves to confirm my suspicion, that I'm still a man in need of a savior.
I want to be in the light, as you are in the light. I want to shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh, lord be my light and be my salvation.
For all I want is to be in the light!"
This song by dc Talk so describes our condition as human beings. No matter how hard we push and try, we can do nothing apart from the power of God.
So often I am saddened by people who boast of their accolades and accomplishments. They do not realize they are not their own. They belong, regardless of who they believe in, to a higher power, the highest power, Jehovah.
Proverbs says "The fool says in his heart there is no god". We sadly so often fall into this mold; not by our words but by our actions. The "disease of self" is a tireless, terminal blight that can only be cured by the love and power of Christ. It causes us to focus on the temporal things of life instead of the timeless needs of eternity.
May our focus never shift and our resolve never fail concerning the love of Christ and His Word.
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