How can something small be famous?
There is something to be said of
the use of multimedia and a sound system that fills a room with music capturing
the attention of a crowd; the gathering of thousands of believers as they
worship the God they feel great affection for; a towering monolith of architectural
beauty proclaiming to all who stand in its shadow the purpose of worship. And
yet, there is Jesus in an upper room washing the feet of his disciples.
During a shared meal celebrating
and worshiping the Creator’s providential salvation of his people, Jesus took
the time to show humility in washing his student’s feet. After the death and resurrection
of Jesus, his students were again in an upper room and Christ came to them at
that place. The early church was marked by people gathering in homes to lift high the
name of Jesus as the One God. The fame of Christ was spread far by
those devoted to his cause. Household after household was converted from a home
to a church. Then something changed. People started to think that glory had
something to do with “big.” Now in today’s time there is more attention given
to how church looks than to who the church is.
A friend posed this question recently,
“Is there a better way to spend a Sunday morning then in a hallway?” A hallway
converting into a church, where the Creator of the universe meets with his
people by the intimate connection
of His Spirit with ours made possible by the
birth, death and resurrection of Christ? No. The people willing to meet in an
upper room, or a house, or a hallway do so for no other reason than the purpose
of their gathering. The beauty of the
raw dedication, unwavering faith, and absolute dependence of Jesus in the small
things far out-shines any production or display.
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