Greetings Dear Reader,
Earlier in this series, I mentioned that we must not neglect aspects
of Jesus that are vital to seeing him honestly.
One of those is that he is holy.
He is set apart from anyone else.
This matters because we emphasize the humanity of Jesus over the divinity too often. We handle the things related to him as common and ordinary. Putting Jesus in proper perspective means that we see his holiness, righteousness, and justice as things to be considered as vital to who Jesus is.
It is how we handle the things of God that shows the depth of our faith and following. If we fail to see the Son for who he is, we create fanfiction about him that makes him our buddy. Jesus is a friend of all who will have him. He is not a casual encounter or friend of convenience. We forget that when we claim to follow Christ, we are taking up the banner of the Living God.
I must never forget that when we claim Christ, we are representing every aspect of him. We tell others that our words, actions, and attitudes are linked to the love and truth of Jesus. We are to be holy, righteous, and just if we are to make Jesus real for our lives. More so, we must do it to represent him for others.
Jesus is not our buddy. He is not someone with whom we pal around. He is the Scandalon that trips up others who would avoid the truth. He is the Creator, Mighty Counselor, and the Prince of Peace. When we forget who Jesus is, we create fanfiction of who we wish he could be. This fanfiction almost always violates his character.
We cannot follow a false image of Jesus, Dear Reader. If we do, it is creating God in our own image and that is idol worship. Real faith requires that I follow Jesus as he is no matter how uncomfortable that gets for me. When my image is in conflict with who Jesus is, it is I that must change because the truth will not.
We can have the real thing for free but we instead create counterfeits that neither satisfy nor save. In doing this, I must be sure to never allow the Divine to overshadow the humanity of Christ. I can, however, continue to seek Christ in truth and try to become more like him in every aspect. I am human so, I will fail. What matters is that keep moving, keep trying, and reject the fanfiction for the truth in every aspect. Jesus is not my buddy but he is my friend.
Waking up to a very different world
We got mud on our flag before it’s even been unfurled
Our heroes have fallen and a leader is hard to find
The clock is running out and we’re casting our pearls before
swine
There’s a whole lot more than preaching to the choir
Kneeling at the altar and paying our tithe
We’ve been treating God like he’s happiness for hire
We’ve been playing marbles with diamonds
Isn’t it a sin how his name how his name gets thrown around
We pat God on the back like a buddy from out of town
We thank “the man upstairs” for the things people praise us
for
We give God the glory but we’re happy to take the award
There’s a whole lot more than raising lots of money
Building our churches and spreading our faith
If faith is just the dice you roll to get lucky
We’ve been playing marbles with diamonds
And we must guard them with our lives
Like an unborn baby’s dreams
Like a husband love his wife
May the hope of his returning
May it glorify our faith
As we hold onto his holy word
May the chaff be blown away
Can we ever live up to the things we say we believe
Because the world is watching looking for some honesty
Are we riding down a freeway instead of on a narrow road
We turned the passion for the lost into the business of
saving souls
There’s a whole lot more than preaching to the choir
Kneeling at the altar and paying our tithe
We’ve been treating God like he’s happiness for hire
We’ve been playing marbles with diamonds
There’s a whole lot more than raising lots of money
Building our churches and spread
If faith is just the dice you roll to get lucky
We’ve been playing marbles with diamonds.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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“Isn’t it a sin how his name how his name gets thrown around? We pat God on the back like a buddy from out of town.”
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