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Love Puts Others First

There’s a true story in the Old Testament about two mothers who are brought before King Solomon, both claiming the living baby and saying the dead one belongs to the other. When the king brilliantly announced that the baby should be cut in half so each could have half, the real mother was willing to give up her baby to the lying woman so that he might live. He then ordered that the baby be given to her. (full story 1 Kings 3:16-28)

We often hear this passage celebrating the wisdom of Solomon but let us not overlook the love of the mother who was willing to sacrifice what was hers so that her baby could live.

At The Rock, our founding Pastors defined godly love as “personal self-sacrifice for the betterment of someone else.” Jesus says in John 15:13, Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends. Jesus modeled His love by sacrificing His own life so that others can experience life.

Our faith allows us to know that God will take care of our needs which gives us permission and the space to prefer others. “Your needs at my expense.” This love is radical, contagious, and will revolutionize our world. This is the love that we are called to.

Faith Declaration:

Today I will remember the example of Jesus’ personal self-sacrifice and put others first.

By: Pastor Antonio Aguilar