Let’s face it…if you wanted to become what people often ridicule these days
as a 'Holy Roller,' then it would look completely embarrassing and stupid
to your friends, family and peers to worship a 'make believe friend' like
god. So if for some weird reason you were to change your mind and actually
become a Christian, you would not want to do that because you would be embarrassed and
ashamed, YES?
OK! I get that and that makes perfect sense. Christians appear to be a bit wacky in that they believe
weird stuff like Noah’s ark, stories about a talking donkey, and Jesus raising himself
from the dead. It’s perfectly logical to not want to associate with any of that,
and if you did, you’d be ashamed to be associated with Jesus…but what does the
Bible say about people like that?
In today’s scripture quote, Jesus very clearly says that if you are ashamed of Him,
He will be ashamed of you as He stands before the throne of God and the whole host of
holy angels in heaven. So even if you maybe/kinda casually agree that this
Jesus/God/Bible stuff is probably true or mostly so, but you don’t have the time
to get into it — or even more important — would be embarrassed and ashamed
to admit it to everyone that knows you, judging by this quote you might be in
a position someday that you may not want to be in.
Again as today’s quote from the Gospel of Mark says, it is His WORD that people
are ashamed of, and His Word says to turn to Him as the only way to save your soul
out of this world and transport you into the next. Yes, this is a big step and from
the standpoint of those around you will appear un-scientific, illogical and EMBARRASSING
to associate yourself with what appears to many as a bunch of silly fables.
Friend, life is all about choices. Do you choose to follow Christ, regardless of the ridicule,
or are you more comfortable going with the crowd? Either He IS who He says He is and promises
what He says He promises or he isn’t. No one can make that decision for you.
So the question is:
“Have you decided to follow Jesus, or follow the crowd?”
God Bless Your Day
Jesus Loves You
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