Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 John 3:11-18
by: Linda Harris.
Would you die in order to save another person, perhaps your child or your spouse? Most of us say we would, but laying down our life for another person doesn’t usually mean that we would die for them. Instead, it means laying down our expectations, our control, and our desires, to meet another person’s needs. Think of the caregiver who gives up a career in order to care for a family member with a terminal disease. But even doing a chore for a family member when it’s really their job, and not even drawing attention to it, can be laying down our life.