Fantasy Call

Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. Luke 12:11-12

This morning as I dillied and dallied, I saw myself rising up, as another ceded the pulpit, and speaking words that were received as wise and good. Yes, it is the older feller's version of the boy's fantasy about that touchdown in the big game. If a person thinks that his own words are wise and good, that is not a call to the ministry but a temptation to start a cult. So important is the teaching of the Holy Spirit to us that we read of Jesus telling those who were to be grabbed and brought before the authorities to not rehearse what they might say in the moment. It would seem that if given the chance to speak to the official inquisitor, Jesus did not want either His disciples or us to get in the way of His word.

But wait, contradiction time! Did not Peter tell us to always be ready to give a defense? Yes, he did, in 1 Peter 3:15. It seems we have a subject for another day!

Go with God this day,

Bucky