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THE PROFESSORĀ“S CONFESSIONĀ“S Read: 1 John 3:11ā18 Bible in a Year: Psalms 60ā62; Romans 5 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. 1 John 3:16 Horrified by his studentsā poor writing habits, renowned author and college professor David Foster Wallace considered how he might improve their skills. Thatās when a startling question confronted him. The professor had to ask himself why a student would listen to someone āas smug, narrow, self-righteous, [and] condescendingā as he was. He knew he had a problem with pride. That professor could and did change, but he could never become one of his students. Yet when Jesus came to Earth, He showed us what humility looks like by becoming one of us. Stepping across all kinds of boundaries, Jesus made Himself at home everywhere by serving, teaching, and doing the will of His Father. Jesus loved us by serving.ļ Even as He was being crucified, Jesus prayed for forgiveness for His executioners (Luke 23:34). Straining for every anguished breath, He still granted eternal life to a criminal dying with Him (vv. 42ā43). Why would Jesus do that? Why would He serve people like us to the very end? The apostle John gets to the point. Out of love! He writes, āThis is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.ā Then he drives that point home. āAnd we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sistersā (1 John 3:16). Jesus showed us that His love eradicates our pride, our smugness, our condescension. And He did it in the most powerful way possible. He gave His life. Father, we are so prone to look down on each other. Please forgive us. Give us the heart of love Your showed to us. Jesus loved us by serving. 
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Very good. Actions speak louder than words. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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