"He who is least among you all is the one who is great."
Luke 9:48
Ironically, God chose the birth of our Lord to take place in a small town of Bethlehem. As it is written in Micah 5:1-2 the Lord said, "You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. (Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, and the rest of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel).
With humble origin, as God declared, "He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the Lord, in the majestic name of the Lord, his God; and they shall remain, for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth; he shall be peace (Mi 5:3-4).
Jesus Christ is the best example of being the greatest man who had ever lived in the face of the earth. Although he was born in a small town of Bethlehem and lived out His ministry without a roof over his head, he became the Ruler and Savior of the world. Today, His greatness have far reached the ends of the earth.
Following the examples and teachings of the Lord, the big question is, "What can truly make a man Great?"
In Luke 9:48 the Lord said, "He who is least among you all is the one who is great".
St Paul said, "I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands.When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things.I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Friend, you may be a small player competing with the giants but with the Lord, you can win over them an be far greater than them. They may be too strong for you but they are no match for the strength of the Lord that is in you. They may cause you trouble but you will always be at peace with the Lord. Stand firm for God is with you all the way.
1 Corinthians 4: 9 - 15
Published:
September 08, 2014, 11:19 AM
September 04, 2010 , 5:31AM
