Unveiled At Last

One of the books we've read here is Unveiled at Last. Though a fairly dry read, it has some really good points. For example, a lot of times we look at scripture (and memorize, pray through, preach on) primarily the "top-line" or the "bottom-line." The "top-line" is all about how blessed we are and how amazingly incredible God is. The "bottom-line" portion of scripture talks about our responsibility to others. We're blessed (top-line) to be a blessing (bottom-line). It's so interesting how we can get so focused on either the top-line or the bottom-line almost exclusively, so that we're totally missing the big picture.

We need to recognized how blessed we are AND how much of a responsibility we have to pass on that blessing to others. Which side do you err on? Another way to look at it is that the top-line (or A) is focused on yourself and the bottom-line (or B) is focused on others. In what areas of your life is A>B? (I'm better/worth more than everyone else). In what areas of your life does A=B? In what areas of your life is A less than B? (Everyone else is worth more than me/I'm not worth anything).