If Bobby said to Billy in the heat of summer, “I have an ice
cream cone in my car. Do you want it?” Billy has to decide whether he trusts
Bobby. If Billy is a stranger, he might not believe him. If Billy has deceived
him before, he probably won’t believe him. If Bobby is a friend, but Billy
knows the car has been in the hot sun for an hour, he might not believe him. If
Billy’s mother said there was an ice cream cone in the car, Billy might run to
the car in expectation of finding it.
You don’t believe earthly things? How will you believe
spiritual things? This idea, as paraphrased from John 3:12, reminds us that we
have to trust the messenger. Jesus taught about spiritual things in parables, which
were pictures of natural, earthly things. Those who ignored the point of his
earthly stories also didn’t get the spiritual point. We have to believe simple
things before we can move on to more complex things.
I’ve shared more on this topic at Seek God With Me. Join me
today.
Come back this weekend to see my review of a movie about a
woman who tries to get others to believe she’s telling the truth. Will anyone
trust her enough to take action?
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