in the kingdom of God we DESCEND into greatness."
-Shane Claiborne, Jesus for President
tough concept:true concept...
but do we practice this kingdom principle?
not really.
honestly.
i rarely try and "descend" in life...
i mean:
who wants to "DESCEND" into anything?
who wants to lower themselves or their status?
who wants to see others be promoted while we stay put?
who wants to put others first when we know we are really more "worthy"?
the answer to the above questions? JESUS...
the kingdom of God is about downward mobility.
what?
Paul says in Philippians 2 that when Christ lowered himself, became human, became a servant, died on a cross, he was exalted to the highest place...
Christ was exalted to GREATNESS because he DESCENDED to be with us...
now we must follow our Savior and "descend into greatness."
good luck...
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