Dary. (That is a reoccurring line from How I Met Your Mother. Which happens to be one of my favorite shows)
“The name of Jesus was legendary.” That is a line from a book I’m reading right now called “simple small groups”, by Bill Search*.
That statement was in reference to Jerusalem in the time immediately following the death of Jesus.
The name of Jesus was legendary.
It was almost infamous even to the Roman empire in the area, and especially to the Jewish people as a whole. Everyone knew who He was, and what He claimed, and who He claimed to be. And you either believed that or you didn’t. And at that time…it was a very risky thing to believe.
As I read that line though. I got to thinking. The name of Jesus is not legendary today. The majority of people in developed societies/cultures/countries, have heard that name, and may or may not know what He was about.
But His name isn’t legendary. And that’s my fault. And yours. (If you are a person who claims to be a Christ follower). Because that’s not really our concern. We are concerned about whether or not our church, or our Pastor, or our community of believers (or ourself or our families), become legendary in the name of Jesus. But if we’re completely honest with ourselves, we’re not, as a whole, really worried about whether or not the name of Jesus becomes legendary.
So. What can you (I/we) do this year to make the name JESUS legendary? This month? This week? Today?
Right now?
-Stippick
* You can get that book here.
