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Humble Hero
Ordained for Sacred Work
Jesus gathered the little group close around Him. Kneeling in
the midst of them and laying His hands on their heads, He offered a
prayer dedicating them to His sacred work.
To represent Him among us, Christ does not choose angels who
have never fallen, but human beings who have the same nature
as those they seek to save. Christ took humanity on Himself. It
required both the Divine and the human to bring salvation to the
world. The situation is similar with the servants and messengers
of Christ. Humanity lays hold on divine power, Christ dwells in
the heart by faith, and through cooperating with the Divine, human
power becomes efficient for good.
He who called the fishermen of Galilee is still calling men and
women to His service. However imperfect and sinful we may be,
the Lord offers to make us apprentices of Christ. Uniting with Him,
we may work the works of God.
“We have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear
that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come
from us.”
2 Corinthians 4:7
, NRSV. It becomes clear to everyone
that the power that works through the weakness of humanity is the
power of God. This enables us to believe that the power that can
help others as weak as ourselves can help us.
Those who are “subject to weakness” (NRSV) themselves should
be able to “have compassion on those who are ignorant and going
astray.”
Hebrews 5:2
. There are people who are perplexed with
doubt, weak in faith, and unable to grasp the Unseen. But a friend,
someone they can see, coming in Christ’s place, can be a connecting
link to fasten their trembling faith on Christ.
We must be the channel to communicate with other people. And
when we give ourselves to Christ, angels rejoice that they may speak
through our voices to reveal God’s love.
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