Superiority

By Paula Williamson, guest writer

When Jesus came, He did not come the way the religious leaders, the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Jewish citizens, expected. He did not fit the box they had for Him. Mary Magdalene, a former prostitute, traveled with His 12 disciples. Jesus went out of His way to reveal to the Samaritan woman at the well that He was the Messiah. He commended the Syrophoenician woman for her great faith. Although the religious leaders frowned upon it, Jesus included women.

It Is Written

JOEL 2:28 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

ACTS 2:17 “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

GALATIANS 3:23 There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority].

What Changed?

Deborah was a prophet and a judge who led Israel and directed military strategies. Miriam was a prophet and co-leader alongside Moses and Aaron. Esther risked her life to save her people. Phoebe was a deacon. Priscilla was a church leader, teacher, and church planter. Junia was outstanding among the apostles. According to Scripture, no person is superior to another, and women were not inferior in the kingdom of God. Jesus came to level the ground at the foot of the cross

Prayer

Lord, may we adopt the attitude of the Savior. May we lay down superiority and inferiority and treat others with the same respect Jesus our Messiah showed. Remove inequity from Your Kingdom and the world. Remove any ways we have distorted Your gospel, and forgive us.

Takeaway

At the foot of the cross, all are equal.