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DON'T SEEK YOUR OWN

TEXT:1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's well-being

When you truly love your neighbor and the brethren, you will always seek their well being, and not only yours. 

As a true child of God, you must not say, "I don't care whose gut is hurt" or " I don't care what people feel about what I say or do".

While you must not be a man-pleaser, you must not also offend people by how you live your life.

By this, God wants you to always seek the interest of your neighbor and the brethren within the body of Christ. 
For instance 
1 Corinthians 8:13 says, "...if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don't want to cause another believer to stumble."

He further encouraged believers not to give offense *" Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God, just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved." (1 Corinthians 10:32-33).* 

The three categories of people you must not give offense to are: The Jews (custodians of the Mosaic law), the Greeks (unbelievers in the world) and the church of God.

Though the Jews are yet to receive the Messiah as their Lord and Savior, but we have a responsibility towards them. We must show them how life in "grace and truth" prevails against life in the law.

You must also not give offense to the gentiles. These include every mankind (apart from the Jewish nation) that is yet to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We must look out for them by carefully preaching, and  modelling Christ and His way to them.

Finally, as a believer you must not give offense to the church of God. *The price of the church is the blood of Jesus Christ.* You must not do anything to hurt the church that Jesus bought with His precious blood. The church here would mean your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Church in this context is not limited to  brethren within your denomination or  four walls of your worship centre, it does mean every true believer in your space at every point in time.

May the Lord's grace continue to increase in your life so that you can always seek the interest of others like Jesus Christ did and not only your own.

*BIBLE READING* : 

1 Corinthians 10:23-33.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

Father Lord, fill my heart with love for the Jews, the gentiles and the church of God in Jesus name.

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