| |  The most incredible, most fantastic, over-the-top, UN-believable thing happened to me today!
How many times have you heard someone start off like that? It’s great, isn’t it? Some of my favorite stories have started out with just that kind of introduction. Stories that I’ve found not only memorable, but also rewarding!
And that’s exactly the kind of story that the disciples had to tell. Just think about how they must have sounded. They walked into Jerusalem with Jesus, reveling in the praise and adoration heaped upon him. And then that awful week began to unravel into sheer disaster. Confrontation and violence gave way to doubt and betrayal as Jesus clashed with the Pharisees—and was ultimately beaten, humiliated, and broken on the cross. By Friday, the week that had started out so well turned into the darkest day of their lives; by Saturday it was all they could do to hide from the Jewish mobs and wonder where it had all gone wrong.
And then came Easter! Then came the news from the tomb that Jesus had risen! And finally, Christ, himself, in their midst to breathe his peace upon them!
After an experience like that, how would the disciples spread the Good News? Can you really imagine them shouting from the street corners “repent now or burn!” Can you really imagine them stroking their beards and spinning out intricate and erudite theologies? Can you see them making promises of riches to anyone who followed Him?
I can’t.
What I can imagine is Peter or James or John running up to me in the street and saying “The most incredible, most fantastic, over-the-top, UN-believable thing happened to me today!” And I don’t care what I was doing; I guarantee I’d have dropped everything to listen.
My brothers and my sisters, the most incredible, most fantastic, over-the-top, UN-believable thing has happened to all of us today—and every day, I’d say. Because despite our shortcomings and despite our failings, our God continues to love us. God continues to care for us; and God continues bless our lives—often beyond our wildest dreams! And if you want proof, just look to the life, the death, and the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ.
As we enter the Easter season, I hope you feel blessed, indeed! And I hope you have a chance to tell someone you know about the most incredible, most fantastic, over-the-top, UN-believable thing happened to you today! |
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