Stop social climbing. That should be the tagline for this Sunday’s gospel. Jesus is saying that, trying to gain social status, trying to reach the highest seat, which we will never truly satisfy. Jesus is saying, Your identity is in me. When we forget about our identity in Jesus, that’s when we try to gain status. That’s when we try to find love in all of the wrong places. And so Jesus says, “Stop doing that and see me.” Gandalf has no identity outside of Tolkien. Katniss Everdeen has no identity outside of the world created by Suzanne Collins. Tesla has no identity outside of its founder, Elon Musk. Musk’s baby has no identity outside of Justin Bieber. We have no identity. We don’t know who we are outside of our relationship with the Heavenly Father. Stop social climbing. Stop trying to gain status. You don’t need status. You need Jesus.
This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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