Thinking back on the last meal my Lord shared with His disciples this Maundy Thursday. Preparations were made for the meal in an upper room belonging to a man Jesus knew. He told His men to tell the man that "The Master" needed a place to have Passover. This nameless fellow was loved by Jesus and was a believer. He's not named but he had a special place in Jesus' final hours.
We often read over the people in our Bibles that are not given names. It's human nature to find names. We want to know who people are! But so many times in the perfection of God's Word, we see people affecting the plans of God who have not been named in the ancient pages.
This is significant to the modern Christian I think. We live in a world now where you aren't anybody special unless you are in the limelight. You aren't really important at church unless you are leading something or planning things. At least that's how we can feel but it's not true!
Even though this dark world revolves around notoriety and celebrity, we are royalty! We share the inheritance of the King of the Universe for goodness sakes! So what if some of us work in the background and are never recognized by man for what we do! Jesus knows and that is the only one who counts. Work for His glory only! Never do anything,especially in His church, for the approval and glory of man.
The only One who deserves the glory is Jesus Christ. If we seek fame and glory only for our egos at the expense of the lost and our fellow Christians, we are walking a very dangerous path.
So, there are lots of people in God's Kingdom like the man who offered his upper room to Jesus. Never named in the pages but what he did is known thousands of years later and will be known for eternity! Hold your head up, smile at the heavens and know that your Savior sees it all. He rewards accordingly and you are not forgotten by Him who loves you.
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