First things first..

Jesus..
What else would my first post be about?
Ephesians  2:19-22


"Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. (Ephesians 2:19-22 NKJV)"

Now how's that for purpose?
Truth is I could go off with several different verses confessing Gods "first-ness", but I'm specifically drawn to this one.. Why?  It has community written all over it. It's about the only reason I have to relate to you.. This is all I hear the Jesus in me saying:

"Hey! Not only are you all going to dwell in me, on me, not only will you depend on me and make me your foundation, but you know what?! Your all going to do it all together!"

Can I get an amen? .......?
Don't act brand new.. I'm sure you told swiper "no swiping" more then a couple times before, now you don't want to get "crazy." Unless you were still in the world, unsaved and praying to God for swiper to get caught, let me hear you say Amen!

But I want you guys to get this..
There's Jesus.. And then there's you.
That's it.. There's no need for competition, there's no need for masks, no one has to act better then anyone else. We're all founded on the same Jesus, we're all drinking out the same cup here.. But why is this important??

Welp..
Me, myself, I'm Dominican(hold the applause)born in Brooklyn, did a couple years in Brownsville,but I spent my teenage years in Allentown PA..
I'm seasoned..
I am a perfect fit wherever I go, when I have to be excessively loud, I'm Dominican.. When I have to stand my ground, I just so happen to be from the hood.. When I'm going in for a interview..? Im whiter then the portrait of Jesus you got hanging up in the living room..  (Revelation 1:14-15 btw.. Hair like wool, brass feet????? I'm just putting it out there.. See where that goes.)

When I'm home its a different story.. When I'm home, I'm mixed bag of goodies.. I don't know who I'm going to be when someone approaches me.. Unfortunately that's the problem with fronts.. Lack of transparency makes your true person  impossible to see.. There's the Christian who can't stop stressing over there situation with a smile on their face because that's just how believes of Christ get down.. There's the Christian who no longer really cares about there promiscuity because its not like anyone's ever going to find out.." My poker face is just that good."  Masks deny you your spiritual health.. Your not going to make by yourself.. JESUS SENT THE DISCIPLES OUT BY TWO.. But you my friend, your special.. You can do it all by yourself..        :) *sarcasm is of the devil*

But you can't do it yourself. God, our awesome God, he made himself first in all things, Revelation 22:13, yet he still chose to lead by example and SHARED his "First-ness"in three, That ol' holy trinity..

INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE: Mathew 28:13, 1st Peter 1:1-2, 2nd Corinthians 13:14

I couldn't tell you what exclusivity does to humanity.. Well I could.. We made ourselves financial classes to separate ourselves.. Our fashion consists of  things that no one else is doing.. (The Lord in his awesomely awesomeness, just so happened to make us completely unique to ourselves just to satisfy that hunger.) Everyone wants power.. Everyone wants to be on top.

Church..
We're all on top!
(Yes, I need you to tell it)
There's Jesus.. And then there's us.
There's the rock and then there's us.(on top)
If your talents have led you to believe that Gods grace for you came exclusively from his right hand while everyone else got from the left, then listen up.. This post is for you..

You can use your gift and praise God and be awesome and lose out on your fundamental purpose to help someone else stand firmly on that rock.. You might even be on top, taking up a whole row, and no your not fat but your ego might be occupying free space.. When I read those verses and I see how it says that we're being built together, I think about compression, I think about tightness, sturdiness.. There is no room here for space. If there's a life around you who believes in your rock, there is no room for space.. There's no room for a wiggle, there is no room for a mask, there is no room for anyone to fall.. You should be so tightly packed together that even if you wanted to fall, you'd just end up leaning on someone.. So tight together that if you wanted to put up a mask, you wouldn't get away with it.. Diego's breathing down your neck.. Matter fact, you can't even move your arm.. Someone's in the way. This is why Christ is first, so we can all be second..

I don't doubt for a second that Jesus would have allowed others to be first if he could.. Yup, He was that humble.. But how could he? If we're killing each other to come in second, I cannot imagine us racing for first.. I wonder.. How long until we're running after the next shiny gold thing?

(Just saying, I bind every spirit of ADHD with the blood of Christ!, I need y'all to focus)

I feel like this post is taking forever..
Long story, short..

Jesus.. Our cornerstone, our foundation, out hope, our guide, our light, our direction.. There's one Jesus and he knows all.. His direction works with each and everyone of us flawlessly.. I don't think the number two on a clock knows that there's a ten around there somewhere..and vice versa.. Yet it all works flawlessly, held together by its foundation..

Church.. It's time for us to be clocks..

:)
couldn't help it..

I do pray that in the acknowledgement of Jesus being first, we realize that we're all called to be second.. We're all called to be built together as one. Jesus.. Name above all names, I thank you for the time, for the passion, for Google and it's blogger, I thank you for your scripture, and above all I thank you for your perfectness. I thank you because your an image that will never decay, your a model that will never grow old, your a cornerstone that will never wither, that will never crumble.. Father your the rock of the ages, and we say amen to your structure, we say amen to your direction, we say amen to your tic, your toc, your rhythm, and your timing Jesus. Who but you my Lord? We love you and we want to know you just a bit more today.. Encounter us. Amen.