Jesus did not mumble or
whisper his message. He did not discuss for hours the safest approach for doing
something. He did not go through countless committees to get permission to make
a statement. He was bold.
Not most of the time, but
there are times when he shouted and stomped, he flung tables and chairs, he
cried and groaned. Everything he did made a statement about what he saw his
mission to be. He crashed into people’s consciousness with deeds, attitudes,
and actions that had never been done, seen, or even heard of before. One could
say he used his very blood to paint his message. That was how bold he was.
Understanding that authority must be assumed within
before it can be recognized externally, Jesus boldly took his authority. He did not wait for people’s approval. He did not
wait until there was a cloudless sky. He flew his banner high and carried it on
a day-to-day basis. He took the canvas of his life and painted a message big
enough, bold enough and bright enough for everyone to see.
He walked into the temple
as a 12-year-old and started teaching. He stormed into the temple as an adult
and turned things upside down. He called a sin a sin and apologized to no one –
not out of arrogance, but out of boldness and clarity.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was
warned by his staff that his plans to end the Depression were too large, too
costly and too rough. “Well,” he
thundered, “maybe they aren’t perfect in
every way. But, by God, we’ve got to do something!” His administration is
credited with putting America back on its feet again. All because one leader
was bold.
Jesus was bold.
When and what has it cost you in life not to be bold?
THINK BIG.
START SMALL. GO DEEP.
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