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The Zax
One day, making tracks In the prairie of Prax, Came a North-Going Zax And a South-Going Zax.
And it happened that both of them came to a place Where they bumped.
There they stood.
Foot to foot.
Face to face.
"Look here, now!" the North-Going Zax said, "I say!
You are blocking my path.
You are right in my way.
I'm a North-Going Zax and I always go north.
Get out of my way, now, and let me go forth!" "Who's in whose way?" snapped the South-Going Zax.
"I always go south, making south-going tracks.
So you're in MY way!
And I ask you to move And let me go south in my south-going groove."
Then the North-Going Zax puffed his chest up with pride.
"I never," he said, "take a step to one side.
And I'll prove to you that I won't change my ways If I have to keep standing here fifty-nine days!" "And I'll prove to YOU," yelled the South-Going Zax, "That I can stand here in the prairie of Prax For fifty-nine years!
For I live by a rule That I learned as a boy back in South-Going School.
Never budge!
That's my rule.
Never budge in the least!
Not an inch to the west!
Not an inch to the east!
I'll stay here, not budging!
I can and I will If it makes you and me and the whole world stand still!" Well... Of course the world didn't stand still.
The world grew.
In a couple of years, the new highway came through And they built it right over those two stubborn Zax And left them there, standing un-budge in their tracks.
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We have entered a series where we have been doing some reflecting.
and talking about things worth losing.
lent -
control.. expectations
today superiority.
Superiority actually keeps us from being who we are really meant to be.
And before someone accuses me of saying that we are supposed to develop a strong inferiority complex where everyone is better than us, let me explain to you that you are just as horrible as the next guy.
We are all sinners… all of us.
no one escapes.
Feeling like you are better than anyone else is a lie that can get you in a lot of trouble.
Today we are going to talk about how misplaced superiority can put us in a state where we cannot go where we are supposed to go or grow into what we are created to be.
Define it.
Illustrate it from the Bible.
Show what it looks like to lose it.
Pray for humility.
Definition
Websters - the state of being superior.
Cambridge -
the fact that someone is better, stronger, etc. than another
an unpleasant way of behaving that a person has when they think they are better than other people
an unpleasant way of behaving that a person has when they think they are better than other people - this is where our focus is today.
Today
The zax never got to where they needed to go because they felt that their way was the best way.
From the Bible.
Mt 19:16-22
LThe pharisee obsessed with how great he is in comparison the the tax collector asking humbly for mercy
The pharisee obsessed with how great he is in comparison the the tax collector asking humbly for mercy
What it’s Supposed to Look Like
John 4
Let’s Talk About Jesus
A man talking to a woman in public.
A Jewish person talking to a Samaritan
Not just a Samaritan, but a woman from Sychar
The name of Sychar was a name given to them meaning liar.
historically they were know as people who would worship Idols as well as God in some sort of twisted false religion.
Traditionally they had their own mountain to worship on and couldn’t worship in Jerusalem.
They were the dirtbags of the day and traditional Jews were not supposed to talk to them
He was a Nazarite
Special rules of purity -
He was a Rabbi and teacher.
At the time He was considered a prophet and quite possible the messiah that was placed on earth to free the people of Israel and restore the kingdom.
He was within his rights to disassociate himself.
Lets Talk About the Woman.
Can i tell you that she is just as likely to be a zax as anyone else.
Wealth, intelligence, and nationality have little to do with it.
Um Hey --- your a Jew.
Um hey my husband… who are you to tell me what I should and shouldn’t be doing.
We worship here.. you worship there.. until the Messiah comes.
In my history of talking to people rich, poor, intelligent, not intelligent, addicted to this that or the other thing, seemingly in control of all things.
The issue of superiority and obstinacy, getting in the way had nothing to do with position or status.
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I will not move.
And Yet they Both Moved.
If Jesus would have held on to the social norms that His actual superiority afforded him, the woman and the entire town she was from would not have found their Savior.
If the woman at the well would have indignantly held on to her social norms she would have missed what God had for her.
We all have things we are supposed to do, people we are supposed to meet and talk to.
We all have a path that we are supposed to be on.
Whether you think you are to good to be on the journey or to bad to fulfill it, holding on to your position keeps you from experiencing the blessings God has for you.
Conclusion
Dropping your superiority and humbling yourselves before the Lord is the only way to get exalted -
phil 3:5-98
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