Following up a little from last week’s meditation, the “I, me and myself” syndrome is closely followed by thinking way too much of ourselves, or if you will, self-exalting. There seems to be a tendency amongst sinful human beings to talk bigger than we actually are. We behave as though everything we are and still hope to do is completely dependent upon us and our resolve.

Scripture reminds us, and it is probably good to remind each other from time to time that the Lord God made us from the dust of the ground. He breathed life into our nostrils by the power of His Spirit and made us living beings. And every breath we have taken and every beat of our heart since that day has been and continues to be a gift from His loving hand. And unless that Lord returns soon, most of us will slowly return to dust the day the breath of life is taken from our nostrils.

An elderly man once said that after the Lord Jesus, the most righteous person who ever walked upon this earth, the next most ‘righteous’ thing is death. He then went on to explain that whether we are Kings or Queens, Princes or Princesses, Presidents or Prime Ministers, millionaires or poor beggars, to dust we all return. The reality is that we are all part of the first Adam, mortal, sinful human beings and we cannot escape death.

Thankfully, the most righteous person, the second Adam if you will, came, lived amongst us, died a cruel death on a cross, bearing our punishment for sin and was buried in the ground. Yet, He did not return to dust but rose victoriously from the grave to live and reign forever.

The good news of Jesus Christ is that when He blows on us with His Holy Spirit, we are born again, and we share with Him an imperishable life that will never end. Sure, we as Christians still live in the form of the first Adam, but God’s Holy Spirit is preparing us for an eternity.

So, don’t think too much of yourself. Your worth is not found in what you have achieved or how many riches you have accumulated or even how much you have given to the poor and needy. Who cares whether you are the poorest or for that matter the richest man lying in the cemetery turning to dust? What does matter is whether your Creator knows you as one of His children in Christ? If He does, then you are precious in His sight and exceedingly rich for you are bound for glory and the grave is not the end. Therefore, instead of thinking too much about yourself, think more about Christ and exalt Him. JZ