My bedroom doubles as my husband’s home office, so vacuuming the room can be a chore with books scattered here and there, and occasionally stacked, neatly, in a pile. With the rigor of online teaching for two Universities as well as his in-house instructing at Carolina College of Biblical Studies in Fayetteville, North Carolina, you can well imagine the assortment of books. But I feel rather honored because I do love books. So, when inspecting his discard pile, I always find at least one to hold on to for a rainy day. Yet, let’s be real; I probably will never get around to reading it. However, what I gain is a brief exposure from flipping through the pages, as I did this morning. But this morning, that snippet of exposure had me pouring over an entire chapter bringing a fresh look at an old passage of Scripture (which I will be sharing in a future post).

The book is simply entitled, JOSEPH and is written by F. B. Meyer. I will never forget the first time I read a book by F. B. Meyer. I wasn’t quite 18 yet but it was my freshman year in college. His vernacular was out of my league of understanding, still, to pour over his writings gave me a longing to know more of our Creator God: Elohim. And this book on the life of Joseph is no exception as I strive to fully comprehend and digest it!

I am captivated with this point he is making:

“We seek our life; we hedge ourselves about; we are ambitious to get a brief power; we give to others what we can easily spare.”

I feel so exposed!

Generally, we do live our lives for our own comfort. We strive for success at times in the wrong arena, and many times we only offer what does not cost. But God wants more from our brief stay on this planet! The Apostle John wrote these words when Jesus spoke of his approaching death “…but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24c). The sinless, selfless Son of God gave everything through His death on the cross. We, each one, must determine to die daily (1 Corinthians 15:31); And live sacrificially (Romans 12:1)!

F. B. Meyer includes this quote by James Hinton that is riveting:

“If God could give us the best and greatest gift, that which above all others we might long for and aspire after… it is this—that God must give us the privilege He gave his Son, to be used and sacrificed for the best and greatest end.”  

What magnitude of exposure are you feeling now?