The Little Girl and the Teacher
A Teacher was going to explain that God did not exist.
The Teacher asked a little boy: “Tommy, do you see the trees outside?
Tommy replied:
“Yes.”
The Teacher then asked Tommy: “Do you see the sky? “
Tommy said:
“Yes”
The Teacher then asked:
“Did you see God?”
Tommy said:
“No.”
The Teacher said with a smug voice: “That’s my point. We can’t see God, because he isn’t there. He
doesn’t exist.”
Not really a bright argument, but she thought children
wouldn’t know. Just then a little girl
spoke up and wanted to ask the boy some questions. The teacher agreed.
The little girl asked Tommy:
“Tommy, do you see the Trees Outside?”
Tommy again said: “Yes.”
The little girl asked:
“Do you see the sky?”
Tommy said:
“Yessssssss.”
The little girl then asked:
“Tommy, do you see the teacher?”
Tommy a little surprised answered: “Yes.”
The little girl asked:
“Do you see her brain?”
Tommy said: “No.”
The little girl then said:
“Then according to what we were taught today in school, she must not
have one.”
Persecution can come in many forms. It is not always the violence we read about
in countries far away. Sometimes
persecution can come from jokes that people tell. It can come from the condescending words from
co-workers, friends, and family. As
Christians we should expect to be persecuted and welcome it. The fact is when others try to tear us down
for our faith it is because they are scared.
They don’t understand it and it bothers them. Paul says this about persecution, “The fact
that I am still being persecuted proves that I am still preaching salvation
through the cross of Christ alone.”
(Galatians 5:11b, NLT)
If you’ve never experienced some kind persecution, then you
made need to check your actions. If
people don’t know you’re a Christian by your actions and by your love, then
you’ve got some work to do. As the song
goes, “they will know we are Christians by our love.” And we should remember that we will be
blessed if we are persecuted. Acts 5:41
tells us, “The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted
them worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus.” (NLT)
And even our Lord, Jesus Christ suffered persecution. He was mentally persecuted in a mockery trial
and while drying on the cross. He was
physically persecuted by being beaten and nail to a tree. Christ suffered persecution for us, so that
we will one day suffer from persecution no more. Until then let us rejoice when we are
persecution, for this means we have been found worthy.
