I will make you as a light for the nations that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. http://goo.gl/xzFe7F  Love rings out beyond.

To some extent we all suffer from the ‘its all about me’ syndrome. Some suffer less than others, I will confess, but we all look at the world from behind our own lens. We all think our ‘vision’ is true. When others disagree with us, our first instinct is to think ‘them’ wrong. We don’t like it when ‘outsiders’ interfere with our actions and attitude.

God doesn’t suffer from this malady. He sees both from his completely clear perspective and understands our point of view.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15, NASB)

So we have this treasure, the light of salvation reaching beyond our limited view through our limited view. What a challenge and what a privilege! God chose people who don’t know their next door neighbors to be His light. God chose people who can’t relate to persons with different skin color or different dialects to be His light. God chose people who prefer to stay close to the familiar to be His light. The magnificence of this choice to use us is found when His salvation reaches the ends of the earth. Human agency cannot, will not, do this. Only Love compels us out of the ‘me’ and unto the ‘thee.’

Seeing God do this through His people is amazing. I want always to be a part of such a grand work.