WHY JESUS STOOPED DOWN (4 OF 29)
Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18
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Why Jesus Stooped Down (4 of 29)
Series: Hebrews
Robert Dawson
Hebrews 2:10-18
I remember my first real job. I turned 16 and got my driver's license and the next day mom told me I was not going to stay around that house all summer and to get out and find a job. I went to a couple of places that day and came back home without a job.
The next day mom woke me up bright and early, handed me the keys, and told me not to come home until I had a job. I went to one place - Burger King on Highway 84 - and came home with a job. I was placed on the night shift which meant I got to do a little cooking and a lot of cleaning. Standing over the hot grease was not all that glamorous but it was a job and I had a uniform, sort-of. The thing was, they not only wanted me to cook and prepare food, wash dishes and sweep, they wanted me to clean the bathrooms - public bathrooms - bathrooms used by people I did not know. That was a lowly, lowly job for a sophisticated teenager like myself - cleaning toilets.
I am certain that we have all had those jobs where we were asked, expected and forced to do those task that we felt were below us. We were forced to do something we believed to be beneath us. We had to do things below our status or position.
To us, taking a lower position or carrying out a menial task does not prove our greatness and worth. It only lowers it. Common sense will tell you that you don't achieve greatness or prove greatness by taking lower positions. That is not the way to make a name for yourself.
You will not find many people trying to climb down life's ladders - corporate ladders or social ladders. We spend our time, effort and energy to get higher up those ladders and you can't get up by going down - not according to the world's handbook.
Jesus's disciples struggled with this on several occasions themselves.
1. One such occasion was just before Jesus' crucifixion during their celebration of the Passover meal.
2. Not one of the disciples w ...
Series: Hebrews
Robert Dawson
Hebrews 2:10-18
I remember my first real job. I turned 16 and got my driver's license and the next day mom told me I was not going to stay around that house all summer and to get out and find a job. I went to a couple of places that day and came back home without a job.
The next day mom woke me up bright and early, handed me the keys, and told me not to come home until I had a job. I went to one place - Burger King on Highway 84 - and came home with a job. I was placed on the night shift which meant I got to do a little cooking and a lot of cleaning. Standing over the hot grease was not all that glamorous but it was a job and I had a uniform, sort-of. The thing was, they not only wanted me to cook and prepare food, wash dishes and sweep, they wanted me to clean the bathrooms - public bathrooms - bathrooms used by people I did not know. That was a lowly, lowly job for a sophisticated teenager like myself - cleaning toilets.
I am certain that we have all had those jobs where we were asked, expected and forced to do those task that we felt were below us. We were forced to do something we believed to be beneath us. We had to do things below our status or position.
To us, taking a lower position or carrying out a menial task does not prove our greatness and worth. It only lowers it. Common sense will tell you that you don't achieve greatness or prove greatness by taking lower positions. That is not the way to make a name for yourself.
You will not find many people trying to climb down life's ladders - corporate ladders or social ladders. We spend our time, effort and energy to get higher up those ladders and you can't get up by going down - not according to the world's handbook.
Jesus's disciples struggled with this on several occasions themselves.
1. One such occasion was just before Jesus' crucifixion during their celebration of the Passover meal.
2. Not one of the disciples w ...
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