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The Real Namaste

As I write this today in the fall of 2019 we celebrate Diwali at my place of work, there are many Indians. Diwali is a 5 day festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists (notably Newar Buddhists). Namaste is a common greeting spoken during Diwali and in Hinduism Namaste means “I bow to the divine in you.”

But I am thinking that in a spiritual sense saying Namaste is an empty gesture with those who do not welcome Jesus Christ within. The truth is there is no living divine within a person who has rejected Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the only divine that can live in a person. The divine part of humanity that was put there by the creator has been killed off by sin. Out side of Jesus Christ death reigns supreme in a human being. There may be good intention, there may be well-meaning religion but there is no real divine outside of Jesus Christ.

Christians in the New Testament did the real version of Namaste. You can find many examples of this in scripture. They were trained to do this and they submitted to Jesus Christ in one another. They were trained and able to see Christ in one another and hear from him from the greatest to the least of them. We need to restore this today.

The Real Namaste

Bowing to Jesus in one another is the foundation real spiritual fellowship and to real LOVE.

It is not agreeing intellectually about things. Not being from the same generation. Not having common theology, politics, or world view.

Most Christians today have been trained to bow to the clerical hierarchy, to be loyal to and to hear from God thru some great clergyman they call “pastor”. To think intellectually about God alone, to make sure to agree with theological points. And to jump around among Christians groups until we do.

This is a twisting and is the counterfeit to hearing, seeing, knowing and being loyal to Jesus Christ in one another.

Be it a mature elder in the faith or a new Christian just learning the basics of following Christ. It is possible to see and hear from and experience Jesus Christ within other Christians.

Recently in the same day I reconnected with some Christian friends I hadn’t really spoken with for over a year. One was mature in the Lord and actively setting out to do ministry. The other was younger in the Lord and was really struggling with some things.

In both cases the Lord spurred me on internally, he used the conversations to teach me and to show me a bit of himself. It was beautiful and the fact alone that this was happening encouraged me. This is why it is important that Christians look for and submit to the Christ in one another.

This is the real ‘namaste’.

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Every Breath You Take – Sung for Jesus Christ

The 80s song “every breath you take” by The Police, vocals by Sting is a brilliant example of a love song. I remember listening to it during my youth thinking of crushes and girlfriends.

But now I see a much greater purpose for this song. With a few minor tweaks to the lyrics it could make a wonderful love song from the church to Jesus Christ.

Jesus, when on earth in the flesh spoke of doing nothing except for what he saw the father doing.

“So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.”
John‬ ‭5:19-20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Jesus knew how to watch the father. And now we who live and follow him can learn how to watch Jesus in the spirit.

Are you watching Jesus Christ in the spirit? Do you know what I mean by that? If you do then this song expresses the love you must have for watching him. I am growing in love for Christians because I can see him in their lives, and words, and eyes.

Lyrics of Every Step You Take

Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take, I’ll be watching you
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay, I’ll be watching youOh, can’t you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take, Every move you make, and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I’ll be watching you Since you’ve gone I’ve been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it’s you I can’t replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying, “Baby, baby, please”Oh, can’t you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take Every move you make and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I’ll be watching you
Every move you make, every step you take, I’ll be watching youI’ll be watching you
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I’ll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I’ll be watching you) Every breath you take, every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I’ll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (I’ll be watching you)Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Gordon Sumner Every Breath You Take lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

It’s a beautiful song and wonderfully performed.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs%3Fcontrols%3D0
Every Breath You Take – The Police

How I’d adapt the lyrics to Jesus Christ

(to be sung by a group of Jesus followers):

Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take, We’ll be watching you
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night we pray. We’ll be watching you Oh, can you see we belong to you
How my poor heart aches for every step you take Every move you make, and every vow we take
Every smile you display, every claim you stake, We’ll be watching you

Without you we are lost without a trace
We dream at night, we get to always see your face.
We look around but it’s you we can’t replace
We feel so cold and we long for your embrace

We keep crying, “Jesus, my Lord, please”

Oh, can you see we belong to you?
How my poor heart aches with every step you take Every move you make and every vow we take
Everything you say, every claim you stake, We’ll be watching you
Every move you make, every step you take, We’ll be watching you We’ll be watching you
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (We’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night we pray (We’ll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow we make
Every thing you say, every claim you stake (We’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night we pray (We’ll be watching you) Every breath you take, every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take (We’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay (We‘ll be watching you)
Every move you make, every vow we make
Every thing you say, every claim you stake (We’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every word you say
Every thing you say, every night I pray (We’ll be watching you)

I am looking for someone with musical skill and love for Christ to perform this, email me at collierak@me.com if interested.

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The Emphasis of The Holy Spirit

Pentecostal Christians over-emphasize the independence of the Spirit from Jesus Christ. I’ve fellowshioped with Pentecostals for over 20 years now. And I have recently noticed this repeatedly.

Frank Viola first pointed this out to me, and it is very true.

They speak as though the Sspirit was independent of Jesus.

And he may very well be in his essence and existence but in his current ministry on earth he is absolutely focused and centered of Jesus Christ.

A close look at Ephesians among many other epistles shows this strong emphasis on Jesus Christ.

“He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:9-10‬ ‭

Notice the will and purpose of God are along the lines of Jesus Christ summing up all things. Everything is going to Jesus Christ, everything is being defined by Jesus Christ, we understand all things by and through Jesus Christ.

Any deemphasis on Jesus Christ is a mistake for the ages. The Spirit now ushers all things on the earth to Jesus Christ. He is the emphasis of the Spirit. This is evident in the epistles by their very focus. And explicitly by what is said.

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