Yes, you would see Jesus with an entourage if we look back in history. But the only time he sought solitude from the people was when he needed to pray and reflect. He did not think himself so highly that he would separate himself from the people. In fact his sole purpose was to destroy the separation between God and His people. He came to tear the veil of separation!
This is a personal pet peeve of mine I must say. Green Rooms/Special Parking/Etc. None of us is higher than any other person. We can fall just as easily or climb the ladder just the same as anyone. When people put themselves on pedestals it aggravates me. If Jesus, the King of King's sat with lepers, kissed babies, dined with prostitutes, and taught love to tax collectors and fishermen. What makes us think we are worthy of some honor greater than he ever sought for himself?
This is on my heart, and so much of me wants to apologize but I won't, my heart cannot forget the least to make myself greater. I cannot sit by and watch others do it either. I will not call people out, but I will urge them to seek God, to see the true heart of the Father. Yes, we are filled with Greatness when we take God's covenant and hold it deep in our heart. We love Him above all others, by denouncing the world to take our right place with Jesus. This fact though does not mean we deserve special treatment, our honor is found in Heaven, with the One who made us honorable to begin with.
So please if you choose to become great for God, do it with humility and a humble heart. Arrogance got the devil nowhere and he was one of the beloved of God. Be careful to not separate yourself so much from the people, that you forget who you are ministering to!
I want to go where the Wild Things are! I want to be among those who are desperately hungry for a different life than the one they are living! We have to be willing to drop the golden garments and to get into the grime to bring people to their healing, to their freedom, and to wholeness in Christ. Staying clean and pretty only last for so long with Jesus, eventually He will ask you to get dirty for the cause. By dirty I mean be willing to go to places you never would step foot in to see the lost saved! I am not saying to sin, to mimic what the lost do, I am saying if it was your child drowning in the pool, you would not care about your iPhone, watch, clothes and make-up, what other people might think of you. No! You would just DIVE in and save your baby! That is what this is about. Jesus didn't need a Green Room separating himself with a special place or honor because he wasn't in need of being religious, He didn't come to say "I am God, worship me!"
He came and said. "I am the Son..The Father and I are one... and I was sent to save! Come and walk with me."
He loves us more than we can fathom and this is just one aspect that gets me every time. He chose the dirtiness, filthiness, sinfulness to come down to to save us, me and you, from the world in which we drown in every day. If that doesn't say something about our God, I don't know what does!
Love and Prayers my friends,
Shevonne Daley
