Overemphasis of “Self-Esteem”
“…Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets” (Matt. 22:36-40). We are hearing it backwards these days. This self-esteem stuff is getting way too much of the spotlight. God-esteem isn’t even a recognizable catch phrase: and what God thinks of me is infinitely more important than anything I could ever think about myself. Ponder this: Healthy self-esteem either comes as a by-product of doing right or else it is not healthy at all. So it would seem that we ought to quit focusing on how we feel about ourselves and simply set about the life of serving our Lord. Add this to the mix: Jesus said that even when we have done all the commandments, we are still unprofitable servants who have only d...