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We all know about the great commission given by Jesus to his disciples,
in which he directs them with taking the gospel to the world. He explained that
they were to be his witnesses, working alongside him in his ongoing ministry “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). But before ascending to
heaven, he told his disciples: “Do not
leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard
me speak about” (Acts 1:4).
But why wait? Why not tell them to get on with it?
The love of a mother for a child is about as close to unconditional love that we humans can achieve. It is also a beautiful reflection of God's unconditional love for us.
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I have seen
many different portrayals of mothers on Family sitcoms over the years. I
remember the “perfect” mom played by June Cleaver in Leave it to Beaver. Then there’s Claire Huxtable, the “have-it-all”
mom from the The Cosby Show. Even
today, there’s the everyday mom, Debra Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond.
Television
scriptwriters know that if you want a successful family sitcom, the mom had
better play a prominent role. And we can find the same thing in the Bible.
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Last month, we watched
anxiously as law enforcement and homeland security desperately sought the two
young suspects in the Boston Marathon attacks.
The people of Boston experienced – for a few days – what so many around
the world have come to accept as a way of life. Young people in Syria, Iraq and
Afghanistan are growing up never knowing a single day of peace or security.
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Want to try something
interesting? Take a friend to an open space, blindfold them and instruct them to
walk as far as they can in a straight line. You’ll be surprised to see what
happens. For some reason, when people can’t see their goal, they cannot walk in
a straight line. And it’s not just when blindfolded. When it is cloudy and
visibility is low the same phenomenon occurs; people slip into walking in
circles, and sometimes they end up right back where they started.
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I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Faith is believing what you know
ain't so."
We who believe in God are often criticized by atheists
and agnostics for believing things that common sense tells us just “ain’t so.”
Reality is reflected in what you can prove to be true, not in nebulous ideas
that logically don’t add up: For example, the idea that God is three persons in
one.
That used to be so, but beginning with Albert Einstein,
scientists have gotten used to the idea that they must accept a reality of things
that common sense tells them “ain’t so.”
When we become physically thirsty, water satisfies us, but we are more than just physical creatures. As the physical body needs water to continue living, so does the spirit.
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Bottled
water has become a multi-billion dollar business. The average consumption of
bottled water in the US averages 30 gallons per-person per-year. My local
supermarket offers at least 12 varieties, each promising to be superior to the
others, although most would argue that none of them are any better than plain
old tap water. That might be true, but I wouldn’t know – I’m not an expert on
water.
Some who criticize Trinitarian theology claim that it
teaches universalism—the belief that everyone will be saved, regardless of
whether they are good or bad, repentant or unrepentant, accepting or rejecting
Jesus, and, consequently, there is no such thing as hell.
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God tells us that, through Jesus, he has removed the
penalty of sin. But we find this hard to accept at face value. We hear that our sins are forgiven, but we
feel the need to add a conditional “if.” We also understand that God’s love for
us is unconditional, and yet we still think there is a “but.” For some reason,
unconditional love and forgiveness seem “too good to be true.”
Even in Old Testament times, some were able to glimpse
into the fullness of God’s desire to forgive and forget. In Psalm 103, verses
11 and 12, David wrote:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One of the most dramatic changes Jesus made, as he taught his disciples about their relationship with God, was to transform the way they prayed. Their leaders had set an example of heavily structured prayer, conducted with much ceremony and with emphasis on an outward show of piety.
Good Friday and Easter set themselves as pivotal dates on the Christian calendar. As Christians, all that we hope and believe hinge upon the events commemorated on these days.
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Good Friday and Easter set themselves as pivotal
dates on the Christian calendar. I say “pivotal” because all that we–as
Christians–hope and believe hinge upon the events commemorated on these days.
But then, does it seem strange that we don’t know exactly
when they happened?
I know that many people put great emphasis on
getting the details of Jesus arrest, trial, death and resurrection correct. We
know that they happened between the years 30 to 33 AD, but it is impossible to
pin down, beyond all doubt, the exact year.
