I Want to Sit Next to You !!

I Want to Sit Next to You !!

When my children were very young, one of their favorite TV shows was Davy Crockett. One day the neighbor girl came to my door, telling me that my son had hit her. My son was usually even tempered and this was not like him, so I asked my son, Why did you hit Gayle? He looked at me with fierce eyes and said; “Because Gayle said was Davy Crockett: and - - pause - - I AM DAVY CROCKETT.”

Now they were role playing, but at times we also want to be like someone else and not ourselves. The fact is that we can all be Davy Crockett - - in the sense that we are all on a level plain. There is NO competition with Jesus, and we can all be close and sit with him.

Spiritually speaking all are invited to receive Jesus, and by our choices we decide to follow Him, and we can all, each one of us receive the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. There is only requirement; a willing mind, to listen and obey. Some find it difficult to submit to authority, and to listen and obey, but God can not and will not use a stubborn or rebellious person, so it is best to yield to God's WILL. This means we come with a humble attitude knowing that God uses our brothers and sisters too, so we are not to become jealous or fault finding. At times there is jealousy over position, or even toward other churches. My church is better than your church, and God loves me more. How silly is that.

There is only one Jesus, and although He works through us, we must always realize that it IS HIM and not we ourselves.

In a church service, some people like to SIT in the back row, while others like to SIT in the front, for various reasons. When there are revival meetings, it is good to get up close to get a good view of what is happening, also if you are in need for yourself, you probably need to get up front and find a good seat.

One day Jesus overheard his disciples arguing. Each one thought they were the greatest and better than the others.

Even the mother of James and John asked Jesus permission for her two sons to SIT one on his right hand and the other on his left in His Kingdom.

What was not understood, was that no one gets to pick their special place in the Kingdom, it is all being assigned by God the Father.

Jesus explained it best by requesting that a little child come to him, and proclaimed that who ever is least in their own opinion will be greatest in the kingdom. I am not saying that we should put ourselves down, or think we are worthless, far from it. But our attitude of being a servant is so important to God. We are to consider others as able and willing to excel even above what we seem to be doing. The Bible says, IN HONOR preferring one another. When the young in Christ move on up higher because of their seeking God and studying the Bible, we must rejoice and not be jealous or envious.

It behooves us to continually seek after the things of God and to always learn, grow and mature ourselves. You are never too young or too old to learn.

Jesus often sat down to teach. When the scriptures were read the person was standing, but when the one ministering began to speak out of their heart they would often SIT down.

John 6:10 - Jesus said, Have the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

Luke 4:17 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.  And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and SAT down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

When Jesus had accomplished all that was required of him; to be crucified, rise from the dead, to show himself to many, to promise the Holy Spirit, to ascend into heaven - - he then SAT down at the Fathers right hand.

Sitting signifies permanence. The work was done and a new covenant was here.

 The fact that Christ is "sitting" refers to the reality that His work of redemption is done and when the fullness of the gentiles is brought in (Romans 11:25), Christ’s enemies will be made His footstool as the end of the age comes, all prophecy is completed, and time is no more.

So how can we pray over our city today? Let us understand that on our streets there are men and women who do not realize that they are loved by God. They are wandering and not at rest. Jesus is calling them to come SIT and learn of Him, and to know his love and all that he desires for them. These young and old are able to become the preachers, teachers and ministers of tomorrow, as they sit at the feet of Jesus.

Some of our new believers will say, I want to sit by you and learn, will you teach me the ways of the Lord? What will you do when they say, I want to sit next to you? Are you ready?