Sweet Tea and Jesus

 There is a little country cafe Brenda and I like to frequent in Wise County. It's a locally owned and operated cafe. The down home kind of place where you find specialty items you can't get anywhere else. Like the smoked meat loaf (yum), the blueberry cheeseburger, brisket cheese fries and one of my favorites is the brisket pot pie. This is a southern comfort food kind of place. Probably not a place to go eat if you are watching your waist line. Lost of deep fried going on in there like the fried pickles. Again yum. 

Another staple in the south is iced tea. I preached a revival in Minneapolis, MN many years ago during the winter. When we went out to eat after a service and asked for iced tea, the waitress informed me it was not in season even though I could see icicles hanging from the edge of the building. I prefer the south. Where iced tea is always in season. Many a gallon of sweet tea has been guzzled at dinner tables. It is not uncommon to be offered a glass of iced tea on a hot summer's day when visiting in someone's home. 

In that little cafe I mentioned before, there is a little framed picture with the words, "Sweet Tea and Jesus." It has always bothered me. I am sure I am one of the only ones. It seems to me that it should read, "Jesus and Sweet Tea." Nothing is above Jesus. NO ONE and NOTHING!

He is preeminent. He is Alpha and Omega. He is Lord. He is the Chief Shepherd. We are to love Him supremely. We are to love Him first and most. He is Master. He is first in importance and magnitude. He is the leader and we are the followers. Nothing is over Him. Not even sweet tea, though some say that sweet tea is the nectar of Heaven. 

John the Baptist got it right when he said in John 3:30, "He must increase and I must decrease." He knew Jesus was the biggest deal in the universe and that he was not a big deal just like the rest of us. Jesus does not share the spot light on center stage with anyone. He does not play second fiddle in the band. He is not a backup vocalist. He is greater in rank, more important, more prominent, preeminent, and greater than all. In fact, He has the name that is above every other name. That includes sweet tea. He sits on the throne at the right hand of God. He will return on a White Horse to judge and avenge those who rebelled against Him and His Father. 

That sign should read Jesus.... and far far down the list sweet tea.