Sharing the Savior’s Story

Honest Look

Do you think you don’t need to be a new creature, reborn in Jesus’ love? I remember a man like that. He received great comfort that he wasn’t as bad as others. Talking about his neighbors, he said, “I’ve never seen such a wretched set of humans as are in this town. They are mean, greedy, selfish, and careless. Worst of all, they never stop speaking bad stuff about each other.”

"Is that so?” asked an acquaintance who happened to be walking with him.
“ It is indeed,” said the man. Then, lowering his voice, so as not to be heard by anyone else, he confided: “Here’s a good example. Look at this fellow coming toward us! I know his face, though I cannot remember his name. See his little weasel-like eyes, darting here and there. Look at his mouth. You can see he spends a lot of time sneering. His small steps show his real spirit as he slinks along. His hands in his pockets say he doesn’t trust others from stealing him blind. I could go on.”
His companion replied, “You are very clever to see all this, but, I think there’s something you didn’t catch. We’re coming up not to another person, but to a mirror that’s being moved into or out of that store.”

Excerpt from The Lutheran Hour broadcast of: July 13, 2003