The word tells us to be faithful in the little things and we will be given much. I've been thinking about how we turn that verse to the idea of promotion. If I work hard here I will be promoted and be in a better place. Then I began to see an application of this verse in Jesus life. He was faithful to be broken. His willingness to be broken in little things led to His being given much brokeness (the cross). The cross was the ultimate brokeness and the ultimate submittedness. It is a High King laying down His life for the peasants who He sees as friends.
I want to change my paradigm from seeing brokeness as a season I have to endure to get to the good stuff and rather see it as the avenue for love to be poured out to others. Brokeness is our friend not our enemy. True brokeness birthed out of love is to be admired and aspired to.
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Hi Berry,
This is a very interesting thought. Actually, the Lord has been challenging me with something similar, and I'd like to get your thoughts on it.
In modern churches, we're told to 'sow' our finances in God's kingdom so He will give us a big financial reward. But Jesus told us to sell what we have and give to the poor, so we would have a reward in heaven. In other words, there is a reward but not necessarily in this lifetime. And that's actually a good thing, because the 'wages' we receive are for life eternal.
In a similar way, Jesus made Himself a servant in this world and received no reward while He was here. But this was never lost on God, who promoted Him and highly exalted Him in the next world:
"Behold My servant, whom I uphold; My elect one, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth judgment to the Gentiles."
I guess the bottom line of my challenge is like yours, to accept the role of servanthood for its own sake for as long as we are in this world, and simply leave the rest to God in His own time. Am I on the same track?
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