“Be still, and know that I am God!
….I will be honored by every nation.
….I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalm 46:10 NLT
John 4:43-54 (<<click here to read the passage)
Maybe you’ve heard of it and maybe not, but Karen and Massey both really enjoy working with their Cricuts. It is an apparatus that links to your computer that enables you to create all kinds of things. Basically, it cuts cardstock, vinyl, and some even cut thin wood. They have made all kinds of greeting cards out of cardstock. They have cut vinyl to apply to different surfaces. (I have a stainless-steel travel cup with a school bus and #25 on it – my bus number!) She has made stencils using vinyl – we have several beautifully painted cement pavers around the house, and they use the stencils to “etch” glass for custom decorated casserole dishes, for example.
The company started in 2003 and little by little its popularity has increased. They, I’m sure, have sold thousands of units. They continue to update and expand what their products can do. One person shows another person and they, in turn, show someone else. And honestly, it is pretty cool! Professional creation at your fingertips!
Jesus is a prime example of spreading the Good News. We’ve spoken extensively about the woman at the well. Her contact with Jesus created contact after contact until an entire village was impacted – many came to believe that Jesus was “indeed the Savior of the world.” v42b
Another example is found in today’s passage. Word was already spreading of what Jesus had done (he had turned the water into wine – John 2:1-11) and a government official, upon hearing that Jesus was once more in the area, went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die. v47
There was a bit of conversation between them and at the end of it, Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” v50a
The man didn’t hesitate but started home.
He didn’t make it home before some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. v51
When he pinpointed the time of his son’s healing it became clear that it was the moment Jesus said his son would live!
Jesus’ single contact with this Gentile (non-Jewish) gentleman multiplied, impacting his entire household, so much so, that they all believed in Jesus.
Cricuts are a lot of fun and sharing the good news of your creativity with others brings joy to you and them. Your influence may encourage them to get their own unit. But how much better, looking at the eternity that lies before us, would others benefit by us sharing, as Jesus did, the Good News. The real, truly impacting joy we experience in Christ, will bring joy not just for the here-and-now but for ever-and-ever! Share…impact…rejoice!
May 12th, 2021, Wed, 7:26 pm
