True Greatness
And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not. Jer. 45:5
We live in a day when it seems as never before many, even Christians, seek great things for themselves in one way or another. Baruch, a friend and sort of secretary to Jeremiah, sought great things for himself, but was told not to seek them. As for true greatness, J. N. Darby said, “Learn to grapple with souls. Aim at the conscience. Exalt Christ. Use a sharp knife with yourself. Say little, serve all, pass on. This is true greatness, to serve unnoticed and work unseen. Oh, the joy of having nothing and being nothing, seeing nothing but a living Christ in glory, and being careful for nothing but His interests down here.”
--W. Ross Rainey
May the love of Jesus fill me, as the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing, this is victory.
--Kate B. Wilkinson
