The path of blessing!!
I love Jesus, He never says do this or do that without a reason! And His reasons are always so good.
John 13, a chapter well known for the fact that it is here where Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. Why does He do such a thing? Well, He tells us it is because He wants to show us what to do for one another. He is instructing and teaching us to be servants, to bless and serve others.
He ends this scene with this saying "You know these things-now do them!", but that is only the first part of verse 17, he finishes by saying right after this, "That is the path of blessing."
It is not do this because I said so, although that would be plenty a reason. If ever that were a reasonable situation for such a response it would not be from a parent to a child, but from the creator King, to the created servant, there is no need for explanation. But He doesn't say that, nor does He say that it is our duty, our requirement, it is the higher ground. Although all these may true as well, Jesus lets us in on a little secret.
You want blessing, then serve and bless others, that is the path of blessing. How wonderful. Who doesn't want to be blessed? Who doesn't want to know the secret to a path full of blessing, a road that takes us to a place that we are striving to find anyway. Ahh, Jesus says do these things, because they will bring you where you really want to go anyway.
Some speak of men like Buddha or other wise sages from the east as holding the keys to such thinking or sayings. It is the transcendental meditators that talk of paths and blessings, but let us not forget that the true master, the greatest rabbi, the one who knows soul and life most intimately, and who is above all others the most spiritual, says to his following, "Let me show you the path of blessing, go where I go, do what I do, there in lies the good path, the blessing!
John 13, a chapter well known for the fact that it is here where Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. Why does He do such a thing? Well, He tells us it is because He wants to show us what to do for one another. He is instructing and teaching us to be servants, to bless and serve others.
He ends this scene with this saying "You know these things-now do them!", but that is only the first part of verse 17, he finishes by saying right after this, "That is the path of blessing."
It is not do this because I said so, although that would be plenty a reason. If ever that were a reasonable situation for such a response it would not be from a parent to a child, but from the creator King, to the created servant, there is no need for explanation. But He doesn't say that, nor does He say that it is our duty, our requirement, it is the higher ground. Although all these may true as well, Jesus lets us in on a little secret.
You want blessing, then serve and bless others, that is the path of blessing. How wonderful. Who doesn't want to be blessed? Who doesn't want to know the secret to a path full of blessing, a road that takes us to a place that we are striving to find anyway. Ahh, Jesus says do these things, because they will bring you where you really want to go anyway.
Some speak of men like Buddha or other wise sages from the east as holding the keys to such thinking or sayings. It is the transcendental meditators that talk of paths and blessings, but let us not forget that the true master, the greatest rabbi, the one who knows soul and life most intimately, and who is above all others the most spiritual, says to his following, "Let me show you the path of blessing, go where I go, do what I do, there in lies the good path, the blessing!
posted by Ken | 8:58 PM
2 Comments:
Ken, you are a Christian Hedonist!
Amen bro, it was Piper who originally turned me on to the reality there there is no command EVER given in Scripture (that I know of) that doesn't have some promise or blessing tied to it. You have kept me on that path, and people need to hear it so much because it is never taught.
Praise God He calls us to real life, and shows us the path to it; giving yourself away.
Open up that stream of consciousness and give us more blog entries! I love your thoughts Ken.
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