“Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.”
As we head toward Easter, the idea of someone carrying an important message is certainly easy to imagine. John puts it this way: “God loved us so much that He sent His one and only Son.” Obviously, there is no more trustworthy messenger to share God’s powerful, saving truth than the second person of the Trinity. Moving from the hands of Jesus to those of His followers seems a bit risky to me. Actually, it is very risky. As His messengers, we are prone to mishandle His priceless message. Thankfully, even when we misrepresent Him, the way He redeems us and our blunders shines a light on the powerful forgiveness He offers. The fact that He chose broken and deeply flawed people to reflect His message is truly a powerful revelation of who He is and His love for us. Mahatma Gandhi is famous for the sentiment, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” I understand the sentiment, but I reject its conclusion. No one is ever asked to accept Jesus’ struggling followers as their savior. If he truly liked Jesus, he would have to know Him—and how He reflected a love and understanding for messy mortals and struggling saints. With that being said, we do have a responsibility to let others see Jesus in us and, as a result, desire to know Him. Today, be a faithful messenger for our King. #BeTheEdge
“For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.” Romans 8:19 NIV
