"A Bright Future..."
"The Glory of the best work truck"
"Information like a Hollywood insider"
"Less stress"
Mark 6:53-56 made me ponder how good news is
distributed, Word of mouth and the fleet
of foot worked pretty well in Jesus' day.
Jesus and the disciples anchored in Gennesaret and were
immediately recognized. People ran
throughout the region so the sick could be carried to Jesus for healing.
Wherever Jesus went, villages, towns, countryside, the sick were placed in the
marketplace so they could beg Him for healing.
They merely wanted to touch the edge of His cloak because they'd heard all
who touched Him were healed.
The people of the region had heard about the healing power
of Jesus. They knew what He looked
like. They also knew of the healing
success rate. They knew all of this
because they heard it from someone else.
People, then as today, spread the news and promise of a better life.
I jotted down just one cycle of TV commercials. I was promised
a bright
future through knowledge;
the glory
of the best working truck;
the
knowledge of a Hollywood insider; and
less stress
through my furniture.
Most of what we advertise to each other, through word of
mouth or the media, is the promise to feel good, to feel better, to feel the
best. The quest for the good, better and
best excites us. When we think we have
the "cure all" we also "run through the region" and tell
everyone.
Yet the good, the better and the best in life is a free gift
that is available right in front of me.
Jesus made me good when He gave His life for my
sins--something I, nor anyone else on Earth could do.
Jesus makes my life better by leading my life--I think I've
proven that when I take the lead, I make a complicated mess of life.
Jesus has the best and brightest of future for me- an
eternal home with God.
Life can't get better than life with Jesus. Guess I'd better put on my track shoes and spread the word!
