"At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there."
John 8:9
As I get older I begin to realize that there is a certain arrogance that comes with youth. The very fact that I just referred to myself as "getting older" at the age of 24 is in fact a pretty arrogant statement to some of you. I can look back at who I was as a 18 and 19 years old and cringe at the level of arrogance that I carried around with me, especially in my regards to my claims to follow Christ. My mindset often went like this, "I know more than that person when it comes to Jesus, but because I'm humble I'll keep it to myself." I'm starting to realize that is more arrogant than just out right saying I know more. Feigned humility is the worse kind of arrogance.
I find it interesting that in this verse John makes a point to show that it is the older ones that realize their arrogance and in turn are the first to walk away.
I wonder how long I would have stood there holding a rock in the stage of life I'm in right now? How much arrogance do I still harbor in my heart?
There is no better indicator of spiritual immaturity than spiritual arrogance.
So how about you? How long would you hold your rock? How do you keep arrogance in check?
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