What does it mean to be greater? For one it means to
be bigger, more impressive than others of the same kind and when it comes to
power it or rather He has the ability to outdo the rest, simple put He is GREATER
than all…
When God looked across the heavens for someone greater
than Himself he found no one and therefore when making His covenant with
Abraham He swore by His own name, no one supersedes His authority and all judgment
starts and stops with Him; “For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he
had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.” (Hebrews 6:13)
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Therefore it does not really concern me when it comes to the opinions of
men, I will have to give an account to the greatest of all - Jehovah God, the
great I AM, the Alpha and Omega and so shall we all!
I am not suggesting that when I or any of us sin that
we do not hurt others around us, because we do, which in itself is very selfish.
That is why when we pray we are taught to ask for forgiveness as we seek to
forgive others who have trespassed against us. This is how we begin learning to
love as God has loved; "For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have
eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17)
No matter what we are asked to forgive from those who have offended
us, the Lord Jesus is the greatest of all, no one could ever supersede what He
has forgiven, a prime example of what it means to be the greatest.
When we
consider the arch enemy, Satan, the father of lies, the son of perdition or
many of the other names he is known by. When we compare him to our great Saviour;
the Lord Jesus is greater, He has openly defeated him. There was a time in
history when all of mankind were under the rule of Satan’s authority, we all
were classed as the sons of Satan; now whether we were aware of it or not, this
had no bearing on the actual facts; until the greater put an end to his rule.
This is what actually took place; “And you, who were dead in your trespasses
and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having
forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood
against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He
disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by
triumphing over them in him.” (Colossians 2:13-15)
There was a
time when Satan could claim to be the greatest when it came to our slavery to
sin as we were slaves to it. But the Lord Jesus has corrected that now once and
for all. There is nothing that the Lord Jesus lacks when it comes to His
greatness over all, Satan included.
Why then at
times do I still walk as a salve and not a freeman? I cannot proclaim to have
the exact formula for if I did I would most certainly be a free man and yet I
am a freeman. That seems to be a contradiction, well, what makes it so, is
unbelief, it is as simple as that. Why did most not enter the Promised Land? “So we see
that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.” (Hebrews 3:19)
Is my life filled with unbelief? It is or else I would not be
conducting myself as I have been of the last couple of months. I seek God’s
forgiveness as well as your forgiveness. My example has been a poor one, I acknowledge
my faults as there are many, but one thing I am sure of is there is no one
greater than the greatest of all, The Lord Jesus Christ, praise His name now
and forever more, Amen!
Wherever we may find ourselves, we may be downcast; the trails of life
may have robbed us of our love, our faith may have dwindled some, but one thing
is for sure no one can remove hope from the equation; for while we have
breath we have hope. We must look to Jesus to find life, Amen!
Signing off
Tyrone
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