No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
1 Corinthians 10:24
Takeaway
Paul is not calling you to self-annihilation—he's calling you to a radical inversion of the default human impulse. We naturally protect our own interests first. But the gospel rewires that circuit. When you seek the good of others before your own comfort, convenience, or reputation, you're living the heartbeat of Jesus, who emptied himself for people who didn't deserve it. This is what love actually does.
Application
Today, identify one person whose good costs you something—time, money, comfort, or pride—and choose their benefit over yours. Not as a performance. As an act of worship. Notice what resistance rises up in you. That's where Jesus is asking you to follow him.
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