Aug 21, 2018
So you are no longer a
slave, but God's child... God has made you also an heir. Gal 4:7
Christianity is not a
religion, it is family---we obey because He is now our Father & we have an
eternal inheritance coming.
At one point in my technology career, I was asked to take on
a national role for a company that had just acquired us. We were honored with the request, but not
sure what we were getting in to. So like
the recent TV show Undercover Boss, I
asked to be placed into a few different branch assignments as a “new employee”,
trying to learn how the operations worked, and what I could do to help. I was assigned to a technician, who took me
around to different sites and had me learn the ropes with him. There are many life lessons I can share from
that experience, but one that fits well with Galatians 4 is the position I
played those days: I was working the
role of a first-line technician, even though my position in the company was an
executive. Knowing that I was returning
to my position made it very easy to work and serve in the first-line role with
all the energy I had. It was both
educational & inspirational.
Paul reminds all of us that we are Executives now! Coming to Jesus has elevated our position as
part of the family of God. We are heirs
to the eternal Kingdom! Yet our role on
earth is also changed to that of servant and first-line worker. We already know what we’re returning to that
executive position later. So it gives us
the strength and encouragement we need to serve in whatever role we are given
now.
A few months later, I was leading a management conference
for that region of the country, and that same guy came up to me after he
realized who I really was. He was
embarrassed and worried that he may have done something incorrect, but after
getting past the awkwardness, we enjoyed the connection those days gave
us.
I think that’s the same way it will feel with Jesus when we
reach eternity. It will start off a
little awkward, knowing that we failed in so many ways, but once we get past
that, we will come to enjoy the great connection we have with Him as our Savior
and our Brother.
Some view Christianity as another religion, but Jesus is not
a religion, He is our family! We don’t
believe in a system, we trust in a Savior who is now our relative &
friend. We don’t obey and serve in these
roles on earth to earn anything or prove anything to men, because we already
know what our future position is.
We’re the chosen family of God Most High, and the One who
saved us is also the one who serves with us.
Knowing that gives us such great assurance, that serving in any role is
no big deal. Remember the promotion you
have received, and enjoy the chance you get to serve Him by riding along with
others who have yet to know Him.
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