I have heard a number of messages on the Lordship of Christ. While laying awake last night, I had a thought,(strange as that may seem). In 1Peter 3 the Bible tells us that Sara(h) called Abraham Lord. I looked it up and it is the same word that is used for the Lord Jesus. That led me to wonder, that verse held Sarah up as a model, so how many modern women would be willing to wash Jesus feet with their hair and tears, and to make the jump, stay with me now, for their Lord - husband.
Please understand that I know the woman with the alabaster box was seeking forgiveness of her creator, but the humbleness she publicly demonstrated is unheard of. Now for the guys, before you expect her to kiss your feet, how closely to do you want to be examined in comparison to Christ Himself.
God built men with big shoulders, both figuratively and physically. He intended US to carry a BIG load, but the help from our helper is no less important. (Without looking too hard I find men who are sitting who should be lifting).
I thought about an illustration of the wheel on a car and the nut that holds it on, but that seems to be a bad idea. How about something called a cotter key. It is a wire or a wedge of metal that by it self could be easily bent with a pair of pliers, but when properly placed into a machine part (such as a car axle) can prevent thousands of pounds of parts from coming loose and falling off.
The point is when occupied according to design great things can happen but if used contrary to design catastrophe will follow. The order of things may seem disjointed in this world, and partly they are due to sin. Some things the Bible says are secrets that belong to God, in the Psalms it says He makes darkness His pavilion. I don't know about you but I have pitched a tent in the dark, it's not easy. There are things in life that God says are just hard and maybe He has something of a twisted sense of humor, i.e. Baalams donkey.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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