Success. Was Jesus successful? Born amongst the stink of animals, hunted, poor, homeless, tortured, humiliated and then murdered in public.. only then was his work complete on this earth and his kingdom mission successful... now he is risen to life, to rule and to reign. Blind eyes were opened, paralytics healed, the dead were raised and words spoken that would deliver millions but all at cost of worldly 'success' From the absolute light, power and glory of heaven he came.. as a helpless babe and was born into the stink of men and animals.
Beware of success in the eyes of the world. Many want to rule and reign like kings in our worldly kingdom but our homeland is elsewhere and we are really but strangers passing through; seek first the kingdom of God and all those things that pagans run after will be added to you i.e.. Jesus, though without a home to rest his head while ministering was provided for by his Father. :-)
I John 2
Do Not Love the World
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life[c]—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
