I was in the book of Revelation this morning, stopped at verse 17 of chapter one and John spoke of being in the presence of Jesus and in such awe that he fell at the feet of Jesus as if he were dead. In other words, he looked upon one that made him see just how insignificant or limited he was. I have seen this scripture before but I actually went there. What will I do when I lay my eyes on HIM? I often have said to my youth and young adults about our conduct in the sanctuary, “how can folks act the way that they do in the sanctuary when we call it God’s house? If HE were to dwell in it or if we truly believe that HE dwells there, how can we act the way we do in it? How can we allow such foolishness and disrespect for HIM to be in there?” I actually have found myself afraid to be in the sanctuary at times because of knowing that things weren’t right. I am a believer that we can be guilty by association. I live to serve God and his people. I didn’t always see it that way. I understand that I must be careful with my praise, worship and service. HE is watching me. I cannot compromise the covenant that I made (yes, I made a covenant with GOD), in order to please people. I cannot allow myself to see myself in any other way than a servant. So many have asked why do you still call yourself “minister brown”, when you have been ordained for years? Folks get so caught up in titles that they take them as power. God called me to be a servant. That is the word minister defined. If I am to be lifted up, I prefer God to do it over man. I was ordained to be who I am in Christ long before any man or woman laid thier hands on me. I recall upon being ordained that the preacher looked at me and said “no turning back now…” I didn’t get hyped and thought “yeah, now I can make folks listen to me.” I actually started balling my eyes out because I really got to see the weight that was placed upon me. Ministry weighs…Being called Reverend, Minister, Pastor, Bishop, Apostle ect. Is not really a place of glamor… But folks do their best to make it that way. Don’t think folks don’t go there because I’ve seen it over and over again. We tend to get puffed up on our accomplishments, positions, and titles, when in a nutshell these things came by the grace and goodness of God. So many of this stuff comes totally undeserving. If HE were to remove HIS hand from our lives we would fall dead… We must begin to see that we are so limited in what we can do without HIM. Once we see ourselves as the filthy rag and fall at HIS feet in submission, we can do anything and accomplish so much more. But Whenever in HIS presence, we ought to be so humble that we MUST lay before him prostrate. Let’s humble ourselves before the ALMIGHTY today and forever more. Today’s Nugget is let’s not forget.