Giving Bold Testimony
Saul Earns Credibility
Luke 11:32-36 The Message
32,31 “On Judgment Day the Ninevites will stand up and give evidence that will condemn this generation, because when Jonah preached to them they changed their lives. A far greater preacher than Jonah is here, and you squabble about ‘proofs.’ On Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will come forward and bring evidence that condemns this generation, because she traveled from a far corner of the earth to listen to wise Solomon. Wisdom far greater than Solomon’s is right in front of you, and you quibble over ‘evidence.’
33-36 “No
one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It’s put on a lamp stand
so those entering the room have light to see where they’re going. Your
eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in
wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live
squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. Keep
your eyes open, your lamp burning, so you don’t get musty and murky.
Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room.”
How
often have we "Quibbled" over evidence. How often do we get lost in
the arguments of whose "facts" are the right facts. We disagree over
the bark on each tree and forget that the forest is most important.
We
forget the Gospel is a story. A story that never loses its truth in the
march of the common culture. It is a story of holiness where few of
the characters are fully holy. It is a story of the human need to
transcend him or herself to become a greater being. It is a story through
which one becomes great by being humble. It is a story of leading
though servitude. It is a story that demands the sharing of justice,
peace and compassion. It is the story of blind trust in goodness. It
is a story of steadfast love. It is a story that supersedes its facts.
It is truth!
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