I was thinking this morning on my way to Khayelitsha, “in God’s kingdom, who would receive the most respect? What type of person would be the most popular? Most mighty? Who would God honor?” Immediately I had a very simple answer. People who clean after others… those who do the work people hate to do, things that the lowliest have to do…
people who excel in school! People with tons of money! The successful! People with power! Smart people! No matter how much I think about it, I know that it’s not these… not that they are bad just because of what they have. If they boast and look down on others with their positions and possessions, what they have gained will just cause them harm in the end. One thing is for sure: as a citizen of God’s kingdom, if one can joyfully do anything that others hate to do, God will honor them. Someone that can truly serve others, one that is selfless… even though one is able to gain and possess much, to give it all up to humbly serve… God will undoubtedly honor them. The mighty in heaven… one who is humble and has a servant heart. One who sacrifices and gives, and is modest – this is experiencing the Kingdom, this is the life of the Kingdom.
Father! Make me one who only looks to the Kingdom beyond this world. Make me one that you would honor in your Kingdom, a person of your Kingdom. I want to be made of humility and servanthood. Grant me the joy of surrender and sacrifice so that I may reside in the Kingdom.
For the kingdom,
Young Ohm