Some of us grew up...
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Some of us grew up being taught the shortest verse in the Bible is verse 35, "Jesus wept." Jesus was deeply moved by the weeping of Mary "and the Jews who came with her." Some of the Jews said as Jesus wept, "See how he (Jesus) loved him (Lazarus) (v. 36)!" It is interesting that rather than being happy that Lazarus was alive the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death for leading people to believe in Jesus (John 12:10).
In November, 1990, in Greenfield, Wisconsin, Michael Hicke was working as a service station attendant. Two brothers who were friends of Hicke sought to rob the service station. When Hicke struggled with the younger brother. Hicke was shot. Hicke was "making funny noises and gurgling." Rather than taking him to a hospital, the younger brother shot him to put him out of his misery. As if that isn't bad enough, there were people who came that night, saw the attendant was murdered, and took advantage of the situation to pump gas and drive off without paying.
Thus we recall the words of Heinrich Heine, "I, too, might have died for mankind if I had not the suspicion that they were not worth it." Do we understand that Christ would die for us, not just in our best hour, but at our very worst hour?
- Richardson
In November, 1990, in Greenfield, Wisconsin, Michael Hicke was working as a service station attendant. Two brothers who were friends of Hicke sought to rob the service station. When Hicke struggled with the younger brother. Hicke was shot. Hicke was "making funny noises and gurgling." Rather than taking him to a hospital, the younger brother shot him to put him out of his misery. As if that isn't bad enough, there were people who came that night, saw the attendant was murdered, and took advantage of the situation to pump gas and drive off without paying.
Thus we recall the words of Heinrich Heine, "I, too, might have died for mankind if I had not the suspicion that they were not worth it." Do we understand that Christ would die for us, not just in our best hour, but at our very worst hour?
- Richardson
