A Cabinet of Choice Jewels, or,
A Box of Precious Ointment
A Box of Precious Ointment
By Thomas Brooks, 1669
Does the bee gather honey for itself?
Does the sheep yield wool for itself?
"Each of you should look not only to your own interests,
but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should
be the same as that of Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:4-5
Every Christian is bound to serve others. A narrow, a
selfish-spirited man is a shame to his creation, because
he walks so contrary to the great intendment of God in it.
It is base and unworthy—for a man to make himself the
center of all his actions. That man sins against the very
law of his being—who is swallowed up in his own private
interests.
This age is full of drones and ciphers, and of selfish,
lifeless men—who look at nothing, who design nothing,
who aim at nothing, and who endeavor nothing—but
how to elevate themselves, and greaten themselves, and
enrich themselves, and build up themselves—though it
be upon other's ruins! How many are there who are so
swallowed up in their own interests and private concerns,
that they care not whether others sink or swim! "What!"
they say, "Shall we leave our ease, our pleasure, our
profits—to serve others? We cannot do it! We will never
do it!"
"All of you, serve each other in humility." 1 Peter 5:5
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Does the sheep yield wool for itself?
"Each of you should look not only to your own interests,
but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should
be the same as that of Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:4-5
Every Christian is bound to serve others. A narrow, a
selfish-spirited man is a shame to his creation, because
he walks so contrary to the great intendment of God in it.
It is base and unworthy—for a man to make himself the
center of all his actions. That man sins against the very
law of his being—who is swallowed up in his own private
interests.
This age is full of drones and ciphers, and of selfish,
lifeless men—who look at nothing, who design nothing,
who aim at nothing, and who endeavor nothing—but
how to elevate themselves, and greaten themselves, and
enrich themselves, and build up themselves—though it
be upon other's ruins! How many are there who are so
swallowed up in their own interests and private concerns,
that they care not whether others sink or swim! "What!"
they say, "Shall we leave our ease, our pleasure, our
profits—to serve others? We cannot do it! We will never
do it!"
"All of you, serve each other in humility." 1 Peter 5:5
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