There's a lot of pastoral "wood, hay, or straw" that's going to be burned up in the fire of the Lord (1 Cor. 3:12-14). There are also going to be church leaders to whom Jesus will say, "I never knew you" though they claim to have done great things for Him and His kingdom.
There will also be those with influence in the church who will claim that they never saw Jesus naked, thirsty, and hungry, to whom He will say, "Depart from me."
These passages are frightful to those who abuse power, are willful hypocrites, and self-righteous.
These passages are frightful to those who abuse power, are willful hypocrites, and self-righteous.
They are comforting for those who have been bruised in the church for being faithful, those who are at the end of their selves, and those who may feel forgotten and unnoticed in their little acts of faithfulness.
To them belong a crown that Jesus will place on their heads
To them belong a crown that Jesus will place on their heads
with His own hands with an embrace of relief and completion. Their works will be tested and will survive the fire because they are exactly what Jesus wanted to adorn the foundation He has laid. Jesus will personally thank them for being hospitable to Him when they showed
hospitality to the least of these.
Jesus's kingdom dignifies the lowly and casts down the exalted, even within what we may think of least and great within the church. Platforms, clout, and influence have no bearing on Jesus's approbation, and praise God for that.
Jesus's kingdom dignifies the lowly and casts down the exalted, even within what we may think of least and great within the church. Platforms, clout, and influence have no bearing on Jesus's approbation, and praise God for that.
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