Wealth
adds many friends,
But a poor man
is separated
from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4 NASB
Can you see yourself in this proverb somewhere?
I've tried to stay connected to people because of their success in the world.
And allowed relationships to drift where someone is poor (financially, poor in spirit, chronically ill).
Where is Jesus in this proverb? Can we get a glimpse of Him?
He became the poor man.
Gave up heaven, to become poor.
And he was separated.
Separated from the Eternal, so that, we don't have to be.
He came as a servant, wasn't good looking, had no assets, no success at all in the things of this world so that we wouldn't be attracted by his wealth or power.
But by his love.
His heart for us.
He was separated and forsaken.
So that we don't have to be.
Loves sacrificially.
Joins up what has been separated.
#accepted
#dearlyloved
#somethingtochewon
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 ...
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