First I need to say how much I respect and admire my husband.
We live in a world that says power is everything: It says if you don't have power, you have nothing and you can do nothing; you are looked at as weak.
On this spinning orb, power is looked at as success and humility is looked at as weakness. We are reminded daily through internet stories, the radio, conversations, and through our inner carnal nature not to give off any appearance that could be perceived as weakness.
We serve a God who was crazy about serving others and always put others above Himself. He took a power UNDER approach and not a power OVER:
Philippians 2:5-8
5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
I am so blessed to have a husband who is wildly in love with Jesus and in tune with the Holy Spirit. This previous week had been a trying week for my husband and he received quite a bit of feedback since last Sunday's sermon (January 22 sermon). Preparing for a follow-up Part 2 to the sermon, which he preached on January 29, he took time to listen to the Holy Spirit and to hear and dialogue with many from the church.
The delivery and Spirit with which the message was given was a perfect example of the sermon's main point lived out... for the Church to be a power UNDER, not a power OVER to reach the world.
Thank you, hubby, for being sensitive to the Spirit to live this very principle out in an attitude of humility as you sought Unity in today's service.
Praise God for Spirit-filled pastors!
p.s. on a side note: in a spirit of humility, I apologized to our 3 1/2 year old today for my over-reacting to something today. My prayer is that she will grow to be a person that sees strength in weakness and power in humility.
Amen and Amen! You ARE blessed to have Ben as your husband. He is so very sensitive to the Spirit of God and to others. AND he is blessed to have you as his wife as well. You are both a blessing to many....including me! GOD IS GOOD....ALL THE TIME!
ReplyDeleteThank you Marcy for always striving to be a woman who supports and dotes on her husband. You are always an inspiration to me. Cana' wait to hear this next sermon! We love you both so much! Hugs!
ReplyDelete