
Greed: To Grasp or Give Away
‘For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.’ (Phil. 2:21) The focal point of our faith and of most sanctuaries is the Cross. That emblem of God’s self-giving reminds us that freedom hinges on offering ourselves to others, to purposes that defy self-preservation. The servant is not greater than his Master. Jesus said it like this: the hard seed either opens or remains alone (JN 12:24). Fruitfulness requires surrender to the Sovereign will; the gre