I know two brothers, one is a leader in his church, has won the respect of the community. He has stood out as a world leader and taught even the handicap that being better than one that is more handi capped than you will make you more of a success. That life is about being better than someone else and if you have the blue ribbons to show that you are better than others, or you have trophies to show your value to the world, or you have degrees to hang on the wall to show what you have accomplished, and mastered the worlds wisdom, the multitude of men in the world use you to set their goals in life or measure their success. He is a pillar in his community and he represents what the world sees as God. He has wealth, and sees it as success, He after all has done wonders for God and His community with his wealth and wisdom.

The second brother on the other hand, had acheived very few ribbons in his life. He was a tender hearted man, with a weakness to alcohol. What he saw in His brother that others did not know, He chose to keep as his secret, to save his brothers reputation. He saw the inside story of a man that would belittle him. Stand tall in his presences to show his world fame. And yet the second brother was willing to say, “You know that might be God, and if it is I am not sure that is what I want.” “I have won trophies and ribbons, and have found that just because men have put me above others, and my strength have made their weaknesses shine, it makes me no more or less of a man in God’s eyes. “The battle of flesh and blood is futile to God.” “The wisdom of this world is foolishness to Him.” I hope my brother is happy in his worlds success and his organized religion, but to me it does not seem right.” “I am not sure what to do to beat this weakness of alcohol in my life, so I guess I will just die an underdog to the world that seems so unfair.”

I wonder what the first brother will do when he sees God, and pulls his list of things he achieved for God with his wealth and his wisdom, and starts to strut in front of God, waiting for God to tell him job well done.

And all God says is, “What about your brother, did you win him into My kingdom, did you give him an undeniable example of what My Son has done for you, one that he could not deny, one he would treasure, and could not live without. “What about your brother is all I want to know. All else was for your glory, not Mine.”