The last several weeks I've been preparing for the series "SLANG" that will start this Sunday. In this series we are going to look at some of the words and phrases that describe the mission and values of Community Christian Church. One of those phrases that's been around for the majority of the 18 year history of Community Christian is "It ain't about me." In preparation to talk about that I was reading someone's comment on Exodus 6, God's interaction with Moses.
In the first eight verses, God uses the word "I" 18 times. He eliminates any possible questions about who is in control and just goes wild with establishing who this whole thing is about:
In verses 6 through 8 He says, "I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD. And if that weren't enough, he uses the word "my" five times in the first eight verses. That means that God repeats the same message 23 different times.
It's about Him.
It's not about me.
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