Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Tuesday, October 26, 1999
"If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their
cross and follow me."
That evening, the C.E.O. of the oil company had a huge party to honor the firemen. When he
presented the fire chief with a gigantic check, he asked them what they were going to do with the
money. Without hesitation, the fire chief replied, "Well, the first thing we are going to do is fix the
brakes on that fire truck!"
That brings us to our text for the day: "If any want to become my followers," said Jesus, "Let
them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." "Here is your opportunity to
be heroic," Jesus was saying to them. "Here is your call to go where few have gone before. Deny
yourself, take up a cross and follow me."
(Mark 8:34
NRSV)
A big oil well in Texas caught on fire, and the C.E.O. of the oil company couldn't find any crew
with the courage to put it out. Advertisements were put out offering lots of money to the crew
who could put out the fire. Finally, the advertisements reached the attention of a tiny volunteer
fire department in Alabama. The crew in this fire department thought that they could put out the
fire, so they loaded up the fire truck and went to Texas. When they got to the oil field, they didn't
stop at the gates. Like true heroes, they drove straight into the thick of the fire. They had that
ferocious fire out in one hour.
God of heros, help me to be a hero for you. Amen.
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