Saturday, April 7, 2012

Nothing Less

I love this short little sharing on Simon's FB page on a little boy who commented on Mona Lisa's painting. I quote:

Mona Lisa is an acclaimed piece of art. A boy responded upon seeing the art piece, that is a school boy's drawing. The museum curator standing beside said to the boy, "Son, this painting is not under trial, you are! Your remark reveals your ignorance. This painting is the famous Mona Lisa." When we judge the finished work of Christ on the cross, and remark it as anything less than the son of God who came to this world to save sinners from judgement, my friends, Jesus is not the one being judged and condemned, we are.

How many times do we want our knowledge of God to come to terms with what we want to believe! And how do we persuade other's to believe in the same manner? But we were created for God's glory (Eph 1:4-6) . We were saved for God's glory (John 12: 27-28). Everything we do, be it even eating or drinking, is for the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31). However, have we been aligned with God's goal to glorify Himself? Or have we merely been appealing to emotions when we want to get someone saved - what is in it for them, rather than emphasizing the actual, glorious nature of the God who saved them: who is most powerful, most holy, and most righteous? Is being saved, for ourselves and others, merely a crutch to make our walk on life's road a little easier? A fire-escape from hell? Or through good works that follow, to 'make the world a better place'? 

Paul says in Romans 1: 16, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of salvation unto everyone who believes..." We do not avoid being shamed by mixing the gospel with 'a spoonful of sugar' to make it easier to swallow, but through remembering that it is only the gospel that saves, and people need to hear the gospel as it is, because the gospel itself, is the power unto salvation. One can be shamed by preaching the gospel, but should never be ashamed. For 1 Cor 1:18 says, "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are saved, it is the power of God."

I have been touched through multiple testimonies by individuals which I've heard in church on Good Friday. And every Christian should have their own testimony to experience and to share first hand, for that very power that resurrected Christ, also resurrected our souls which were dead to God and slaves to sin. That power is available to you every day, when you share the gospel, when you go in and out of your office, when you are at home. Let that power be seen through your testimony. Let that power be seen through your love. Let the power of the salvation be seen through you every day by every person you come across.

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