Mark 8:38
“Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this faithless and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
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“You are stupid”, “fuck you”, “son of a bitch”, “shit!”
Let us be honest, at least once in our life, we have said any of these, either pertaining to a person, or because of something we experienced. But did you know what is worse than just saying these?
Worse is justifying to yourself that you have to say it to ease the tension, to ease the pain, to erase the fear… “Oh yes, it feels so good after that!” And so, tell me, did it make the other person feel better also?
How about saying these instead – “God bless you”, God forgives you”, “God loves you”… well, I can hear your mind speaking – “Oh-oh, here we go again, I cannot say those, I am ashamed”.
Oh yes, we have the “courage” to say those swear words, and then be ashamed of saying to or sharing the love of God with others. We would feel better when we utter those bad languages, but would feel ashamed telling others that God loves them.
But God would not strike you with lightning, don’t worry about that. He would not let the ground swallow you alive, though He can do that. No, He will not do something that can harm you…
…but He cannot promise the same in the afterlife. As You are ashamed of Him today, then He will be ashamed of you in the presence of God in Heaven. And do you know what that means? Oh, I know you do…
So tell me, are you still ashamed to share the Good News of salvation?
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, I am not ashamed of the Gospel. Give me the wisdom and strength to share the Good News to others. Amen +
Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
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