I grew up being taught a great respect for the things of Jesus. I have heard people voice
the words," Oh, its just a building or its just a book." I beg to differ. Its not just any building.
Its the place where the Saints of the Most High God meet for services. Its the book that
contains the message of Eternal Life. I grew up watching the minister walk in the building carrying the Bible high above his head and placing it on a pedestal in the sanctuary. Now I see people throwing their Bibles on the floor or not even caring how they treat it. This grieves me so much.
If the Apostle Paul were to walk into our home today I would be so honored. I would want to give him the best chair to sit in. I would want him to stay for dinner and dine with our family. I would not tell him that I feel we are all his equal and that I am just as important as he is in the church.
If the Apostle Peter came to our doo
at the door how would we treat Him? Yet His word says that when two or more are gathered in my name behold I am in the midst. How then can we act so disrespectfully in church and
toward each other?
I love what this scripture says,"
| Phl 2:3 | | [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. We need to look upon the things of Jesus, the ministry of Jesus, those appointed by Him to do His work in the earth in a different way than we look at the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. Sure they are all important in the earth but you cannot live forever by partaking of their goods. Jesus has the words of eternal life. His ministers bring it to the world if they are following His will. That is very important work. We cannot forget that the same Spirit that was present in the Tabernacle of Moses and the Temple of Solomon is Jesus. If we truly believe and teach the same then we should respect the fact that if He is a Holy God and what He does is Holy. I hope today as someone is reading this that they understand who Jesus is. Dana Klein |
