Tell it on the mountain

TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN

 

I read a devotional message in ODB today Feb 21, 2014 by David McCasland by this title. He starts with a story that was written up in the “Summit Daily News” about a group of teenage snowboarders who held weekly church services on a Colorado ski slope. This story apparently caught the attention of many people about this group of teens, who loved to snowboard, but also loved to tell how Jesus changed their lives and wanted to share the Good News of the gospel with others. One of the snowboarders in Colorado stated “I’ve never been able to build relationships with family or friends; I’ve kept them at arm’s length. The [program] has showed me God’s love. It opened me to reach out to people”. This should be the result of spending time together with other followers of Jesus no matter where we choose to meet. Building healthy relationships is certainly necessary, but not always easy to do. It often depends on our personal relationship with Jesus, and depending on the Holy Spirit to draw you together with other followers of Jesus.  

 

We often read in scripture where Jesus went up in a mountain to pray, and in (Mark 3:13-19) we see that He took certain disciples with Him, and chose 12 of them to be his original disciples to spend time with Him. He trained them to spread His teaching to the Church He said He would build (Matt 16:18), and this Church was started shortly after His crucifixion and resurrection. This “Biblical Church” is sometimes referred to as the Body of Christ and is different from those buildings with a steeple on top, and stained glass windows that we call “churches”. The true Church that Jesus has been building is a “Living Organism” and not an “organization” like these other groups that go under the name of “churches”. Our brother McCasland ended his article with a poem:

 

 “Let us go forth, as called by God.

Redeemed by Jesus’ precious blood;

His love to show, His life to live,

His message speak, His mercy give”.

 

His last word was “Witnessing isn’t a job to be done but a life to be lived”.

 

I believe this article by our brother is true and deserves our attention!!

Sincerely submitted.

DaveJamer                                        21/02/14