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In the comic strip Beetle Bailey the chaplain is standing in the pulpit. Before beginning his sermon he shares this introduction, "Today my sermon will be short and sweet." From the congregation there is heard a single voice echoing the loud cry of "Hallelujah!" The chaplain inquires, "Was that for short or for sweet?"
As we read in our gospel lesson today short and sweet is not always going to be the message we will hear and neither is it the message we should only hear. There are times when we must be made strikingly aware of the seriousness of God expectations. We must be firmly reminded that we will be held accountable for our actions. We must listen carefully to the words of Jesus, "I have come to bring fire on the earth.…"
As we read in our gospel lesson today short and sweet is not always going to be the message we will hear and neither is it the message we should only hear. There are times when we must be made strikingly aware of the seriousness of God expectations. We must be firmly reminded that we will be held accountable for our actions. We must listen carefully to the words of Jesus, "I have come to bring fire on the earth.…"
