God's process II: King of illiterates and lay-folks

God likes to take men through a process 

A journey with divinity that leads to a glorious end

Hear now the tale of Jesus and his process with God

The so-called king born in a Manger

With parents who had no royal blood

Jesus had few necks bowing to him

And the ladies who should curtsy

Were in tears wailing their dead babies

Against royal protocol - His name was announced before his birth

Rather than after

No town criers announced his birth

And no easel displayed his birth

His palace was an inn

Prince George of England received 62-gun salutes

Jesus had the guns of Herod seeking his life

While English royal-babies are adorned with traditional clothing of royals-past

Jesus had no royal clothes

His paparazzi were shepherds of low privilege

And was on exile in no time after his birth

But at least a respected prophetess graced his christening😀

There was no royal show for this new born King

He was suppose to grow up as a prince

And get an education befitting a king-in-waiting

Rather, he trained as an apprentice Carpenter under his father

It beggars belief that such a man could ever ascend a throne

Even Mary would have doubted the prophesy of royalty

But maybe time will tell...

In time! After his 30th birthday and a 'Baptism'

He gathered a following and....

He became the master of a mixed bag of men

Forming an army that was a joke; a band of fishermen and...

A once possessed woman (Mary of Magdala)

A political activist (Simon the zealot)

A controversial tax collector (Matthew)

Two selfish brothers (James and John)

A thief and a host of others lay folks

How was He suppose to ascend a throne with such an army?

These folks were uneducated and out-of-touch with politics

They could not string out a coup neither did they have the acumen to start a political uprising

Yet!

Against the run of play - Jesus remained faithful to God

Gracefully training the bunch of uneducated folks

Submitting Himself to his calling - the gruesome death of a thief

And though death seemed like a curtain closed on His life

God tore the curtain wide

And ushered in a new Kingdom

With Jesus at the helm of affairs

And a throne beyond the hands of democracy or aristocracy

Starting with the 12 disciples

This kingdom increased in numbers - 12 to 72 to 120

And today more than 2.4 billion people claim association with this kingdom

Jesus became a King and made kings out of these folks

In hindsight - this army of lay-folks by God's process have

Pushed for responsible marriages and homes

Championed the opposition and end of gladiatorial combats

Campaigned for the abolition of slavery and child labours

Birthed the rise of modern science with innumerable scientific discoveries

Instituted several prestigious universities including Oxford and Harvard

And driven for universal education

They popularised the institution and constitution of democracy

Fuelled Christian aid/charities most notably the Red Cross

Drove many more great feats including nursing, debt relief, peace-making projects

Giving hope to this world - a hope that doesn't disappoints

What a army! An army of lay-folks!

And till date - this king still lives....more than 20 centuries and counting

He is still making lay folks kings

To follow Him and His process with God

Jesus fulfilled His kingship dream

In God’s time, by God’s method, via God’s process

Follow God's process for your life!