my imitation

isaiah 40:23-24

He ignores what all the princes say and do. The rulers of the earth count for nothing. Princes and rulers don’t amount to much. Like seeds barely rooted, just sprouted, they shrivel when God blows on them. Like flecks of chaff, they’re gone with the wind.

i don’t remember the last time this verse was quoted at a National Day of Prayer, but it is a good reminder. I don’t want to work for anything in life that doesn’t matter for reals. Like for really reals. As cool as it sounds to be honored and revered and important enough to be made fun of on SNL, i hope that YOU don’t ignore what i say and do. let me take the humble path. let me be the servant. let me imitate YOUR son. let me not be fooled by celebrity. let me actively find ways to make myself less, give the advantage away and matter in YOUR kingdom rather than this world that shrivels at YOUR breath.