How We Are Known

On Sunday morning it was my privilege to lead our Senior Assembly.

This gathering takes place prior to Sunday School.

After leading this assembly, I began gathering my materials.

A small child entered the Sanctuary.

I asked her what she was doing there.

She told me that her class needed my help.

It turned out that there was a technical issue with their DVD player.

I told her I would be there just as soon as possible.

She then said something that took me by surprise.

She reminded me that I was their “tech guy”.

Although I found this quite amusing at the time, I suppressed the urge to laugh.

Even at her young age, this child understood one of my roles.

She also understood I could be relied upon in technical matters.

I corrected the problem and went on to teach my class.

That’s the way life is,

People tend to know us based on what we do.

My class thinks of me as a teacher.

My employers think of me as an employee.

My coworkers, like this child, think of me as their tech guy, and so on.

But God sees us differently.

Because of Jesus, He sees us all as His children,

John 1:12 (NET) - But to all who have received him—those who believe in his name—he has given the right to become God’s children

Moreover, He sees us as wanted, adopted children,

Romans 8:15 (NET) - For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.”

This relationship is underscored later.

Romans 8:29 (NET) - because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

People may identify us by what we do.

But God does not view us that way.

Thanks to Jesus, we have a special relationship with God.

In the meantime, we still need to use our gifts to help one another out.

John Amos Comenius once said that the mind was a great gift from God and to use it properly was an act of worship.

Luke 12:48b (NET) - From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

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I’ll be back here on Friday, February 14, 2020