From Our Pastor's Desk
What does Great mean, Biblically? Good question. Let’s see Jesus’ definition… Matthew 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 23:11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Good case in point is the story of the Sons of Zebedee in Matthew 20:20-27.
Most people think that, in order to be great, they must be wealthy or popular or famous. Others think they must have great talent in athletics or business.
Worldly great is human influence, power, money, authority, having political power; exactly as Jesus said in verse 25 But Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
That’s worldly greatness, in the eyes of the world. But true greatness is different in the eyes of the Lord. You know that you can be great, even if you don't have any of these things. Remember the parable of the rich man & Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. They both died. And we know who became great.
So, in the Old Testament, God specifically called a certain woman, the Shunemite woman, great! God found her so worthy that He inspired the writer to record the story of this woman and describe her with the uncommon adjective of GREAT!
2 Kings 4:8 A nd it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem , where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. May the Lord give us the grace of the Shunemite woman, so our legacy shall be recorded in the Heavens as “GREAT”, in Jesus Name. Amen
You will have good success this 2021.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.
No comments:
Post a Comment