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Bob was at a social gathering.  While he talked with three of his friends, the subject of religion came up.  They had been talking about how some people just never seem to get it together.  How there are some who will forever be outcasts from society.  And, of course, the idea that God might be responsible for this was mentioned.  Bob said something about how it’s not proper to blame God for the failings of a few. 

Just as he said “. . . not proper to blame God for the failings of a few”, someone walked by and heard that.  Without knowing what the conversation was about before, the passer-by stopped and lit into Bob.  It seems the interloper was very angry at God and just couldn’t stand to allow anyone to speak such a thing.  Before you knew it Bob was the very center of the entire gathering.  Everyone was watching and listening as the conversation got hot. 

Then, without any real explanation, the interloper stopped and said with a calm voice, “Tell us Bob.  Tell us all what you believe about God.  You seem to have something we don’t.  May be you got a hotline to the Big One.”  The hatred just seemed to rise up like a cloud of steam.

What would you do if you had been Bob?  Was he ready for this?  Did he even have a clue about God’s stuff?  Regardless, here was his time to speak.  Every eye was waiting now.  And he has quite a few choices.   He’s on the spot now.  And the pressure is directly on him to do something.  Will he be afraid of losing his friends or speak the truth about how God is true and every man is a liar. 

What is God to you?  What is your faith worth to you?  Besides the knowledge you might have right now, would you have stopped long enough to pray publicly before you start to answer?  Would you display the God of Glory with the words you’re about to speak?  Or would you just try to get out of the entire thing?

By His Grace.