A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2 ESV
Can we see Jesus in this proverb?
He's certainly not the son who acts shamefully.
He's the son who gave up his position as first born son, gave up his rights, his power, his honour, to become the servant.
The wise servant.
The unruly son. If left to my own choices I would've ruined everything the father had made. We are the unruly sons (& daughters) who squander and waste the fathers inheritance.
His creation.
And we're saved by the servant.
Saved by his choice.
His wisdom
His love
So that we get to share in the inheritance of the Father.
Too much of a stretch?
It does make you think about our position now as sons and daughters of the King...
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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