What Ever You Want

Has anyone ever said that to you? "What Ever You Want." We all know that they really don't mean it.  They are letting you decide and sounding generous, but there are always limits.  When you tell your five year old to choose a restaurant and say, "Where ever you want," You usually mean "Any fast food place that isn't too far away." We would all be surprised if they asked for surf and turf in the grand ballroom.

Just for the sake of curiosity I googled the most expensive restaurants and as the most expensive restaurant in the United States they have a place called Masa in New York.  Their website does not have a menu, but one review said that the AVERAGE dinner bill was $1269.  Masa seems to be the name of their chef.  Oh, and it's a sushi place.  It would seem like for that much money they could at least cook the food.

So for most of us. "Anything you want" really means "Anything within reason."  We all have limits and we don't get the blank check for truly ANYTHING.  But that is where God is different.  When Christ came to Earth he was fully God and fully man.  He had the universe at his fingertips.  He truly could have anything that he wanted.  He could have set himself up as eternal king in the grandest of palace.  He could have gone to such excess that even Donald Trump would say, "Don't you think you should tone it down?" 

He could have, but he chose the life of humility.  He chose to walk with the common people, feel their pain and cure their diseases.  He could have had a thousand servants but chose to wash the feet of others.  He could have lead a great army, but he chose to die on a cross.  He could have chose anything, and he chose to die for us.

Watch this video from Pastor Chris.

Christ could have chosen anything and he chose to serve.  He chose to put others before himself and to follow the will of God.  Now it's our turn.  What will we choose?