The
following is completely fictitious (but with a lesson):
There
was a woman named Mary who gave birth to a son. She named him Jesus. As a boy
he wasn’t much different from any other boy—he followed the instructions of his parents with occasional belly-aching. But generally he was a good boy. As a
teenager, he did what most teens do—sassing his parents and acting like a
know-it-all. Problem was, Jesus did know it all—he was perfect—as he frequently
reminded everyone, ad nauseam. As time continued, though, he mellowed and grew
to be a fine respectable man his community.
He
continued on in the family business as a carpenter and made a good living for
himself. He attended meetings as often as he could at the local synagogue—when
his carpentry didn’t press him into overtime. But hey, we all have to provide
for ourselves, right?
Once
in a while, he would be called on to read a passage at the synagogue, but
reading aloud, in front of a crowd, was not really his cup of tea. He felt it
was more important to focus on feeding himself and his family. Besides, what
possible difference could one person make, anyway? There were plenty of other
men whose business it was to educate the people. There were the scribes, the
Pharisees and the Sadducees. Besides, who would believe the word of a carpenter
from the small, insignificant town of Nazareth?
The
Lesson
But
you claim, “Hey, I know I’m not ‘special’ like Jesus was.” Ah, but you are
special. Jesus saw in you something so special, that he revealed his Father to
you. (Matt.11:27).
He gave you his “precious and very grand promises” (2Peter 1:4) But
to feel great, we must act great. That is, greatly depend on Jehovah, knowing
that he really does want to help us excel in using our talents to praise him.
It takes bold courage to "trust in Jehovah with all your heart"
especially when questions (really, doubts) like, "where will I live? what
will I eat" beat us into complacency. - Proverbs 3:5; Matthew 6:25-34
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