The Moment Of Glory

This is Christ's moment of terrible tragedy! He is crucified on a Roman cross. But, this is Christianity's moment of Glory! The cross has become a scepter, and Easter, with its message of the resurrection has become the crown of glory!

How many years have you experienced this Good Friday agony, and the Easter message of hope? Has it ever occurred to you that you are the judge and jury, and from you must come a verdict?

It is as important for us as Christians to do something about this moment, as it is for grains buried in the ground to grow and bear fruit!

A young girl, who had gone into a religious cult, wrote her mother an accusing letter in which she said: "You never showed me your faith! You never cared whether you went to church or not! You never acted as though your life was different!"

Our lives must be different because of the cross! If we the jury, do not show by our response that Christ has changed our tempers, our compassion, our love for one another, our decency, our fair play, our honesty, then Christ died in vain! If we do not bear fruit, then the sowing of the seed has been an exercise in futility!

After the resurrection, the risen Lord appeared to Peter, and asked him the question, "Peter, do you love me?" And Peter's quick response was, "Why Lord, of course I love you." But again, our Lord asked, "Peter, do you love me?" And once again, Peter answered in an almost offended tone, "Lord, I do love you." And again a third time, the question was asked, and finally Peter grasped the meaning. Jesus said, "Go, tend my lambs." Love means almost nothing, unless we are willing to do something about it!

Peter did! Will you?