Friday, December 25, 2020

A Lesson From the Un-named People in the Bible

We've...

read about them
heard their stories 

but do not even know their names

the woman with the Alabaster box
the widow of Nain
the woman with the issue of blood

and entire sermons have been built around them

their lives
their stories

the woman with the Alabaster box
(defined by what she gave)

the widow of Nain
(defined by what she lost)

the woman with the issue of blood
(defined by what was wrong)

and there were some men too...

the Good Samaritan
(defined by what he did)

the man with palsy
(defined by what he did not do)

the man by the pool at Bethesda
(defined by what he could not do)

and the messages in their stories are real

important
relevant

and as I read them
it becomes even clearer 

that...

WHAT you are 

is very different from

WHO you are


the woman at the well
(defined by her placement)

the woman caught in adultery
(defined by her act)

the Shunammite woman 
(defined by her heritage)

 it seems Jesus never dwelled
on people's "what"

(perhaps wanting us to focus more on who He is)

it's really all about who He is

Holy
Sovereign
God
King of Kings
Redeemer
Healer
Savior
Friend

"Call His Name Jesus..."
Matthew 1:19

because then 

what you call me
what they call you

how they

view
define

your "what"
your "who"

won't even matter

He simply calls you 

His.

(original post 5/1/2016)

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