Oh, We Thought Your Were Somone Important.

First of all, this picture is not of me!

1 Peter 3:18 ESV

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

Recently when entering a local restaurant, I happened to be wearing a nice shirt and tie, and dress slacks. As I approached the counter, I stated my business. The young lady who was nice as could be, stated to me: "Oh, when you entered we thought you were someone important!" 

Now I can truly understand what she meant, because maybe I was a bit over dressed for this type of restaurant and maybe the young girl thought I was some type of management.

• What does importance mean in our society, and what does it mean for us as people of Christ?

As we journey through this Advent season, we will see people encounter a poor Jewish couple, a man and his very pregnant wife. We will see King Herod (was he important), who had been told of the coming Messiah. Here we see Herod scared of this coming Messiah, but we will also see three wise men (were they important), come to visit, worship, and bring gifts to the coming Messiah.

Would this Messiah soon to come be born in lavish richness (was He important)? No, this messiah would not be wearing a suit and tie, let alone fancy robes. This Messiah would not be born in richness and splendor, instead he would be born in poor estate, in commonality.

Beloved, whatever we wear, wherever we work, and however much money we have in our pockets, the Messiah came for us all. Rich or Poor, Important or Non-Important. In the eyes of God the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, we are all equal in importance in the Kingdom of God.

My prayer for us all is that however the world sees us, God sees us the same.

• Loved.
• Valued.
• Forgiven. 

All because of a baby boy born in Bethlehem to common people, because of heavenly importance.

"Oh we thought he was someone important!"

He was, He is, and He will always be.
In His Humble Estate, and in His suffering, He will show His importance!

But for me. "I'm not important, I was just wearing my work clothes".