As much as I am Jesus who
was resurrected on the third day, I am also Lazurus. God is glorified through
me because of Christ. In baptism, as it will be on that final day, He
resurrected me that I may be a witness of His power. I am a new creature
(ICor5:17) because of Him, and it is my worship that celebrates Who is in
control, really in control, and it is my heart that He has pumped full of His
Son’s blood. God is good!!!! And just as the pinnacle of Jesus’ faith was at
what is now known as the Last Supper, and all the focus was on the humbling and
sacrifice for God to keep His family whole and maintain a unity in the Spirit
(for that is after all what the forgiveness of sins is for), so mine is
baptism, when I come to the focus of where our salvation is, and Who is in
control, and Whose I am because I was created by Him. As much as I try to run.
The whole basis of the church was that all could come to Him, not just a nation
was saved, but all of His children (John 11:51) that were scattered about. And
who are called to be His children? Not just the nation of Isreal, but also
those that believed and walked in His light (John 1). So Gentiles who have put
Christ on are also His children, as are those Jews who have put Him on. And
that makes me His child. And it is through humbleness that I come to Him, to
worship Him as He desires. Not in a manner that meets my needs, for this is not
what real worship is all about. But what does God call for me to do? How does
God want us to proceed? For instance, take the striking of the rock by Moses.
All God told Moses to do was to speak to the rock, but Moses chose to strike
it. So that others might see that God was serious and that they needed to
follow Him, and do what He said and not make up their own rules, He kept Moses,
who He valued and called His trusted servant, from entering the promised land.
And Moses understood this was because rather than listening to what God wanted,
he listened to those he led. And he realized there were consequences for that.
(Deut 3:23-27) I must obey God not man (Acts 5:29) always, although my heart is
torn, when I put Christ on I have committed myself to that promise, that I will
obey God and not man. It is hard not giving in to worldly temptations, but He
gives me a way out. Always. I always have a choice, and because of my free
will, I always make a choice. And while God won’t take away the thorn, he will
buffet me as I deal with my problems. But He wants me to deal with my problems,
that is why He will not remove them from me. And He wants me to know that He
does care and that He is the One and the Only One carrying me. Whatever
triumphs there are come from Him. This is part of worship, acknowledgment of
where my blessings come from, and that
those blessings are non-existent without Him. (2 Corinthians 12: 8,9).
Not only is my thanksgiving and glorification of God essential to my worship,
but also my humble beseeching, for I am in the audience of a King (Luke 18:13),
without grumbling (Numbers 16:15), and in full realization of Who is protecting
me. Over and over in scripture there are inferences that I need to behave with
respect and humility in the presence of the One and Only King, the One and Only
God. (Numbers 24:9,10).
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