What can brown do for you?

A while back my wife told me our neighbor thought I was a courier. Hence the title, “What can brown do for you?” At first thought, it seemed odd, but later I thought about it and it dawned on me that in Christ that is what I am.

I am reminded of Acts 16:16-17, “Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune‑telling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”

I believe the enemy can bring revelation just as he did for this girl in Acts 16. This revelation is either invalid, not necessarily the truth, and has an evil motive. In this case, she actually had a partial glimpse of Paul and Silas’s spiritual identity and motive. I believe the enemy’s motive was persecution of Paul and Silas for ministering the revelation of Christ and His gospel of grace. In other words, the enemy wanted them to shut up, but that’s not going to happen. Paul and Silas were flogged and thrown in jail. Coincidently, a perfect timed earthquake occurs and sets them free and they lead many to Christ.

Am I saying that my neighbor can predict the future by some spirit? Not necessarily, but for some reason when she saw me she thought, “Hmmm, he must be a courier.” For the record, I have been in the high-tech industry now for almost 16 years. At 18 or 19, I did deliver microfiche. So, I was a courier of sorts about 17 years ago. Now, I am an analyst in I/T. So, why in the world would I give this impression? Personally, something for me to chew on. Interesting though.

So, what is a courier? I like this definition in particular,

Dictionary.com: A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business.

This definition reminds me of the Greek word, apostolos. It is translated into English in the Authorized Version as: apostle 78, messenger 2, he that is sent 1

Apostle (apostolos from apo = from + stello = send forth) means one sent forth from by another, often with a special commission to represent another and to accomplish his work. It can be a delegate, commissioner, ambassador sent out on a mission or orders or commission and with the authority of the one who sent him.

Romans 1:5 says, “By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:”

In Christ, we are all His ambassadors with His message written in our hearts ready to deliver by grace through His faith.

2 Corinthians 5:20, “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ,”

2 Corinthians 3:3, “You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.”

Nowadays, I don’t think many things occur in my life by happenstance or coincidence, but according to His purpose. I believe the same for the His Body the Church.

Ephesians 1:11, ” In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:“