Shame

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. (Mark 8:38)

This virus has exposed some unpleasant aspects about our practice of faith.

Do you realize that it has extinguished the prophetic word that had become so rampant?

Where has the certainty about the future all of a sudden gone?

How has caution all of a sudden replaced release and breakthrough? Must we wait for corona to fade before receiving another word?

What happened to declare and decree proclamations being shouted from the rooftops to anyone who cared to listen?

It is not escapist to believe in Christ. But it is escapist to believe that our petty practices and beliefs can activate His power.

You see, Christ is the Lord of lords. This means that He is the ultimate Lord who answers to no one because everyone answers to Him. He is also the King of kings, meaning that He owns everyone and thus is under nobody’s leadership.

The implications of this are that if He does not hold supreme authority, He actually is not a lord to that subject. In short, Christ is either Lord of all or not Lord at all.

It means that for me to proclaim Christ as He is I must trash every other proclamation that is not subject to that. Every other proclamation must pass through the prism of Christ’s revelation.

Being fixated on the virus, or any other thing, is a clear indication that we are not listening to Christ the Lord. We could actually be acting against Him.

His Lordship over my life will determine whether I represent Him or not.

That is the context under which what Christ said lies. It does not just mean that He will confess those shouting His name. It means those whose proclamation is consistent to that name.

Thus saith the Lord is not the greeting a prophet gives, it is fundamentally exactly what God has commanded be said. Saying the same otherwise can be blasphemy.

Is Christ ashamed or proud of your proclamation and practice of faith?