Today at work, God brought the passage regarding the confession of Jesus Christ to my mind.
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”
- Matthew 10:32
Are there people in your life whom you would be ashamed to introduce to your parents or a close friend as your acquaintances? Sure, we all do. Maybe they never shower, or cuss like sailors… maybe they make foolish choices or have a horrible reputation… whatever the reason, we are afraid of what others may think of us were they to know that we associate with them.
Ever been proud of a friend? Maybe your third cousin twice removed appeared on an NCIS episode and you just have to tell all your friends of your fortunate relative… maybe your friend graduated top of his class at Harvard and landed a job with a top law firm. We are excited to tell people we know them because we are proud of them, and we want others to associate us with them.
Think about it: Jesus is offering to confess us(!!!!), stained and tainted with sin… unclean and good for nothing to His Holy, Powerful, All-knowing Father. Yes, He cleans us up and makes us fit for His Father with His perfect sacrifice, but just think — ALL He asks us to do in return is confess Him (Perfect, Holy, Righteous (and shall I add COMPLETELY AWESOME) to our friends.
Is that really so much to ask?
Go tell it on the mountain!
The comments section is looking a little lonely–welcome back to the blogosphere!
Really convicting post, too…super applicable to my work situation.
Thanks for the reminder.
~Beth