Humility, the fear of the Lord, results in wealth, honor, and life.

Proverbs 22:4 CSB

Can we squint at this proverb and get a glimpse of Jesus?

Yes we can see someone who chose humility, who gave up power, someone who honoured his Father in heaven, who kept going back to him.

And there is the picture of Jesus now crowned with glory and honour sitting at the right hand of God, a complete picture of wealth and honour and life.

But what's missing here is the in-between.

Jesus path in the in-between was filled with walking, talking, healing, blessing, friendship and changed lives. 

The in-between was also filled with heart ache, rejection, fear, disappointment, loss, humiliation, abuse ... and the cross. 

Death. 

The very absence of life.

The in-between is missing from this proverb, the in-between of Jesus life, and of ours.

The other in-between thing missing - faith, hope, & love - and the pinnacle of those was foung in the resurrection.

When all seemed lost, there was resurrection.

Love took Jesus to the cross, not for himself, but for us. 

And love conquered death in resurrection.

When all seemed lost, love wins.

In the Inbetweeness where we live, sometimes all can seem lost, but love wins. 

In the big turnarounds and breakthroughs, and in the small choices and wins, faith is built, hope is kindled, and love wins.

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