Monday, April 10, 2006

been musing on... Namaste

Namaste ~ "the Spirit in me honors the Spirit in you"... "God in me honors God in you".

Matthew 25:37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'

some christians argue that namaste can only be rightly said to those who have the Spirit of Christ in them - "My brethren".... but 'My brethren' is impossible to ascertain, becuase we have no understanding of who is called and who is not until such time as we see heaven and who is there. we need to treat every person with the love and honor due Christ, because - eternally speaking - they could well be 'My brethren'.... whether they are 'saved' at this point in time or not. if they are not, they may well be in the future - but their destiny was decided before the foundation of the world.

and even if they do not become 'My brethren', if we recognize that everything we do is to the glory - or shame - of God, we had better treat everyone as though they are God's children - because ultimately, we will answer to God on that, too:

Matthew 25:45 Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'

if we fail to treat the least of these - of anyone (note the lack of 'My brethren' in this verse) - we did not do it to Him.

Lord, in my daily life, may i honor and love others in such a way as only you deserve, because ultimately, i do it to You, not just my fellow man.

amen.
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