Disciple greater than Jesus?
Matthew 10:24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
Im not trying to ruffle any feathers or be divisive in any way, yet I find this statement by Jesus very profound. This verse has never really caught my eye except for the obvious meaning here. Yes, disciples & servants are not better than their teachers or masters! But as I chew upon this, it really stirs up a lot of root reasons I believe a lot of the church is messed up due to its leadership being messed up!
Let me just say it, I have seen WAY to many pastors in my life who would never say to the sheep, Im greater than Jesus, but by their actions, they attempt to rob God of His glory. When you leave their presence, its not the fragrance of Christ you leave with, but their own! I probably shouldnt go any further but I must be real for my own sake here. I must own my piece of this as well. As a pastor, among really good teachers and even these self promoters at times, have had the temptation to become like them rather than Jesus! Its a trap and a miserable place to be! If only I was a better teacher or a more profound speaker? If only I could really get peoples attention by some exciting ministry style? I'm trying to be as real and transparent as possible here! I don't judge anyone but myself! Yet, the LORD has been so gracious to me. He reminds me, Jon be whom I called you! Im enough for you! Oh LORD, You certainly are and always will be. Jesus will never treat me as a servant or just a student but I know that's where I operate best! With this in mind, I will always need Jesus, for every ministry, every message, every detail of my life! Then Jesus can shine. Then Jesus will use the foolishness of this world to confound the wise of this world. The LORD showed me once, what happens if I did have all those talents & gifts I thought I needed, would my personal walk with Him be any greater or lesser? The heart breaking answer I would give is, I would be worse off! I NEVER want to have anyone look at me and NEVER see Jesus but only me! Oh Jon, what a great man of God you are...That would devastate me for then my LORD would not be glorified! I have been ground down, polished, tried in the furnace to bring me to a place where I just cry out, deeply desire, the LORD be glorified in me, shine thru me! May I be set ablaze for the world to see and may I bring Christ complete glory! My old man is dead and the life I now live is unto the Son of God. LORD, You are my Teacher & my Master, and You always will be!
Im not trying to ruffle any feathers or be divisive in any way, yet I find this statement by Jesus very profound. This verse has never really caught my eye except for the obvious meaning here. Yes, disciples & servants are not better than their teachers or masters! But as I chew upon this, it really stirs up a lot of root reasons I believe a lot of the church is messed up due to its leadership being messed up!
Let me just say it, I have seen WAY to many pastors in my life who would never say to the sheep, Im greater than Jesus, but by their actions, they attempt to rob God of His glory. When you leave their presence, its not the fragrance of Christ you leave with, but their own! I probably shouldnt go any further but I must be real for my own sake here. I must own my piece of this as well. As a pastor, among really good teachers and even these self promoters at times, have had the temptation to become like them rather than Jesus! Its a trap and a miserable place to be! If only I was a better teacher or a more profound speaker? If only I could really get peoples attention by some exciting ministry style? I'm trying to be as real and transparent as possible here! I don't judge anyone but myself! Yet, the LORD has been so gracious to me. He reminds me, Jon be whom I called you! Im enough for you! Oh LORD, You certainly are and always will be. Jesus will never treat me as a servant or just a student but I know that's where I operate best! With this in mind, I will always need Jesus, for every ministry, every message, every detail of my life! Then Jesus can shine. Then Jesus will use the foolishness of this world to confound the wise of this world. The LORD showed me once, what happens if I did have all those talents & gifts I thought I needed, would my personal walk with Him be any greater or lesser? The heart breaking answer I would give is, I would be worse off! I NEVER want to have anyone look at me and NEVER see Jesus but only me! Oh Jon, what a great man of God you are...That would devastate me for then my LORD would not be glorified! I have been ground down, polished, tried in the furnace to bring me to a place where I just cry out, deeply desire, the LORD be glorified in me, shine thru me! May I be set ablaze for the world to see and may I bring Christ complete glory! My old man is dead and the life I now live is unto the Son of God. LORD, You are my Teacher & my Master, and You always will be!
Recent
Archive
2025
January
New StartWalking Worthy of the CallingWhy Leave the Grace of God?Abasing or Abounding in ChristGod Delights in His Children Coming HomeHow Can I Be Like Jesus?Godly Desire Leads us to Glorify GodJust So You Know, God Loves YouTurn From & Turn ToBeing Led By ScriptureA Call to ReasonOur Actions MatterWhy Did Jesus Need to be Baptized?Father, Son, & Holy SpiritSave me LORDThe Faithful MartyrStephen's MartydomJames the Great (apostle)Philip the Apostle (54ad)Matthew (60ad)James the Less (63 ad)Matthias (70 ad)Andrew the Apostle (70 ad)
February
John Mark (68 ad)Peter (69 ad)Paul (69 ad)Judas-Thaddaeus (70 AD)Bartholomew / Nathanael (70 AD)Thomas (72 AD)Luke (93 AD)Simon the Zealot (74 AD)John (98 AD)John the Baptizer (30 AD)Ignatius (107 A D)Polycarp of Smyrna (155 A D)Justin Martyr (165 A D)The Scillium Six (180 A D)Perpetua, Felicity, & Blandina (203 AD)Germanicus (155 AD?)Origen (254 AD)Cyprian (258 AD)Valentinus (269 AD)The Theban Legion (286 AD)
March
Alban (304 AD)The 40 Roman Martyrs of Sebaste (320 AD)Telemachus (404 AD)Dark Ages (600-1500 AD)Boniface (755 AD)Alphage (1012 AD)Bishop Gellert (1046 AD)The Great Divide between East & WestThe Crusades (1095-1291)Waldenses Movement (1173)John Wycliffe (1384 ad)William Swinderby (1401)Jan Hus (1415)Jerome of Prague (1416)John Oldcastle (1417)Catherine Saube (1417 ad)Martin Luther (1546 ad)Henry Voes, Johann Eck, & Lampertus Thorn (1523)Patrick Hamilton (1527)Henry Forest (1529)William Tyndale (1536)
April
George Wishart (1546)The Nagasaki Martyrs (1597)The AnabaptistsFelix Manz (1527)Michael & Margarita Sattler (1527)George Wagner (1527)Balthasar Hubmaier (1528)George Blaurock (1529)John Frith (1533)My House is a House of PrayerLessons of the Cursed Fig Tree on TuesdayLessons of the Last Supper (Wednesday)Jesus Crucified (Thursday)A Dark Tomb (Friday)John Lambert (1538)Dirk Willems (1569)Queen Lady Jane Grey (1554)John Bradford (1555)John Hooper (1555)2 Peter 2:1 False Teachers2 Peter 2:2 Follow them2 Peter 2:3a Fleecing the flock
Categories
no categories
1 Comment
Amen and amen. The fragrance and reality of Jesus is the only way lives are eternally changed. Anything else is a cloth bandage on an arterial bleed.