I share this story every
year, because there is always someone who hasn’t heard. It’s also a great
reminder to all of us.
SITTING ON THE
FENCE (WHO'S SIDE ARE WE ON?)
There was an incredibly
large group of people assembled. On one side of the group stood a man, Jesus.
On the other side of the group stood another man, Satan. Separating them,
running through the group was a fence. The scene set both Jesus and
Satan began calling to the people in the group and, one by one, each having
made up his or her mind, each went to either Jesus or Satan. This kept going
and eventually Jesus had gathered around him a group
of people from the
larger crowds, as did Satan. But one man joined neither group. He climbed the
fence that was there and just sat down on it.
Then Jesus and his
people left and disappeared. So too did Satan and his people. And the man on
the fence sat alone. As this man sat there, Satan came back, and appeared to be
looking for something that he'd lost. The man said, "Have you lost
something Satan looked straight at him and replied, "No, there you are.
Come with me." "But," said the man, "I sat on the fence. I
chose neither you nor Him. "That's okay," said Satan. "I
own the fence."
But if
serving the Lord seems
undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will
serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods
of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,
we will serve the Lord.”
-
Joshua 24:15
Amen?
