Believing in Jesus = Disadvantage?

By Ps Lee Choo

A mother was making pancakes for her two young sons. As the aroma of her baking filled the kitchen, their two eager young mouths waited in eager anticipation of what was to come. Noticing that her sons were already beginning to squabble as to who should be the first to sample mum’s delicious pancakes, she thought this was a great occasion to do a little bible application lesson.

She turned to her two young sons and said, “Boys what do you think Jesus would have done if he was here this morning waiting for the pancakes?” Her well-tutored boys knew the answer only too well, so one of them remarked, “He would have refused to eat the first pancake but instead offered to let his brother have the it”. "Hmm...", remarked the other son and then added, “In that case why don’t you be Jesus!”

This little story reminds me how in real life, we actually suspect that being a Christian is akin to being at a disadvantage. It means always having to give in to others, to loose out on the best deals or to even to miss out on life - simply because we are Christians who practice Christian values.

This is where our dilemmas are - we may enjoy our Sunday sermons but not the Monday applications. How then can we grapple with this dilemma? Until we turn our Sunday sermons into Monday realities, Christianity is just religiosity and, frankly speaking, religion has no value at all to everyday life. Why? Because life is real but the good news is Jesus is also real – not some airy fairy bloke who never lived on earth and who never faced the conflicts we humans do!

That is why I am excited about the study of Book of Hebrews.

This is why I am excited we are having this blog – it will be where we can turn our Sunday sermons into Monday’s realities. So come participate in this, share your thoughts and let us discover that Jesus is indeed the Way, the Truth (the Greek word is “reality”) and the Life. This means he was not just postulating about some philosophical truth or teaching some thoughts about life but HE IS IT!!! Want to understand ultimate reality - find it in Jesus. Want to understand Life - Jesus.