Colossians 3:11: “I’ll Take the Kid in the Wheelchair and You Take Sam Blowes”
Posted by Pastor Eric on Wednesday Oct 1, 2008 Under Colossians 3Depending on who you were and what your skills at sports were, one of the most humiliating moments growing up was the picking of teams in P.E. Your typical physical education coach was not exactly the poster child for sensitivity. Usually he picked the two best athletes in the class to be the captains and those two took turns picking people according to their skill levels to be on their team. It was assumed and accepted by all that the last two picked were the worst athletes in the class. I have to admit that I was never the last to be picked, but I was also never first. However, I did seize the opportunity to take my place with the rest of the guys by making fun of the last few people picked. Inside, I secretly felt sorry for the chubby kid who got picked last, behind the guy with the dental head gear and this girl.
One of the things I appreciate about God is there are no favorites in His economy. No class system, no seniority, no popular kids, etc. Paul says in this 3rd chapter of Colossians that if you have taken off your old self and have put on your new nature, which is being renewed, that all men are created equal. Check it out…
Colossians 3:11 “Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.”
Once you are in Christ, there is none of that. Yes, you will still be an employee or an employer, but now you are in Him and when you are in Him, everyone is equal. In the book of Ephesians, he tells masters to treat their slaves with respect because if they are both followers of Christ, they are both accountable to the same master. Even though your earthly circumstances may not change, you are now citizens of a spiritual kingdom, so therefore treat each other with respect.
Because Christ is all – He is everything and in all - how you treat someone is how you are treating Christ. I had no idea when I made fun of the kid who got picked last that I was making fun of Jesus. Thank God the person I made fun of didn’t die like what happened to Lori. You can find that story here: Update: Making It Right
October 1st, 2008 at 12:26 pm
For the record, I was never picked last in sports at school. Not even close. In fact, until my mammoth brain kicked in (after 9th grade) I was quite in to sports. I played soccer every day. Before school, after school, at lunch, etc. AND I was on the school rugby team.
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I love when you make fun of me. It’s the best.
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
The funny thing is now that chubby kid is now running for office, and the girl with the head gear is dating Tony Romo. Both of which Sam wishes he could be doing…just kidding.