A Message From Joy

Calling the Body of Christ: The Servant of All

As the body of Christ, we are all individually called to be like our Lord, Jesus. When I talk about being like Jesus, I mean we are called to be servants; because that is exactly what He was, and still is for us today. Jesus, being the beginning of All, and ruler over ALL came down to earth from His glory in Heaven in the form of a servant. Just think about it! If one just thinks of the magnitude of this humility for one second it racks the brain. But bottom line~if you want to be like Jesus, you must become the Servant of All. Some people think that because of their financial state or their degrees they’ve earned that they are just better than other people, such as a homeless person; and I find this truly disgusting. According to the Holy Bible, we are all the same in the sense that we all need a savior, and we are all dust waiting to return to the earth, so really, no one is “better” than anyone else. Now you might think I am being a little extreme, but I say this to the body of Christ, because Jesus clearly states in Matthew 25, “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” If we are not loving our brother or sister in the streets who may not have any food or money, then we are not loving Jesus. Here is a quote from our beloved Mother Theresa: “Each one of them is Jesus in disguise”. This is pretty sobering. I think it is time for the Body of Christ to get over their ego’s and really be who they are! The BODY of CHRIST! I think it is time for the whole Body of Christ to rise up, and go lower to servant hood..yes, even unto the “least of these.”

Amen.