Monday, April 22, 2013

Misplaced Zealousness



And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. (Num 11:28)

One of a character quality of a meek man or woman is to desire the greater good of God’s people. There isn't any sense of exclusivity in gifts or callings but wish God’s best for all of His children. Gifts from God are for edification of the body and never to be regarded as standards of accolades of distinction or qualification. Spiritual maturity is  not is the accumulation or power demonstration of gifts, but it is a journey of faith and diminishing selfish desires so as to putting first Christ Kingdom at the highest consideration in everything.

Are we zealous for religion of zealous for God? It is easy to attach our affiliation and affection to a form spelled out in a creed or way of doing church. Did Jesus heal the blind the same way all the time? Our Lord was not concerned with the how, but with the Who. He lived with a desire to please the Father and do only that which He sees the Father do. It is easy to mimic man’s methods; it is a journey on a path less trodden which is sometimes painful to be disciplined by God. It is the meek that will inherit the greater things of the Kingdom (Matt 5:5).

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