A message from Neil Verwey :)
MASHED POTATO LOVE
Do we practice the kind of love that wants our own space? Consider the parable of 'Mashed Potato Love':
Potatoes live in their own surroundings; in their own place below the earth. Each potato says: "This is my space; that is your space" -- they are always jostling for space. Once they are harvested and put into a truck, they bump against each other all the way to the market; each one continuing to utter: "I want my sovereignty, I want my space. It’s hurting me. This is too difficult for me!"
Finally they end up in the market and a woman comes and buys a kilo of them. She takes them home, each one still jostling for space. She washes them, puts them into a pressure cooker and now, as she takes them out and peels them, she mashes them together. All the while, these potatoes ar e saying, "It’s us! It hurts us!" For the first time they say, "Ouch, this hurts us!"
The church is meant to be like that. Each member should say, "I am your brother. I am your sister and to wash your feet is my privilege."
We should be people of humility and grace, having the very mind of Christ at the table of servitude; one who says: "Your concerns become higher than mine; I am a servant to you in the name of Christ."
The teaching of Christ is very clear on being His servants and to those around us!
And whoever wants to be first must be your slave
(Matt. 20:27, NIV).
These are pretty strong words for us to follow. To climb to the top, we need to begin at the bottom!
"Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things;
I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master’s happiness!"
(Matt. 25:21, NIV).
The Lord Jesus Christ himself is faithful, and prizes faithfulness in his servants. In due time He will exalt us!
Humble yourselves, therefore,
under God’s mighty hand,
that he may lift you up in due time
(1 Peter 5:6, NIV).
We will be promoted in heaven!
good on you melanie.
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