Trumpet Blasts

In our society the story of Christianity is commonplace. Most every home has a Bible gathering dust somewhere. You can turn on the television and hear a Bible preacher, search the Internet and find any theology your little heart desires. In our Christian-saturated culture, there is no way that an honest seeker of the message of the Christ will find no answers.

Yet familiarity breeds contempt. The good news for many of us is no longer a trumpet call that rocks our socks off, that wakes us from oblivious sleep and demands a reaction. As C.S. Lewis pointed out in his Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion (an image of Jesus) cannot be domesticated. He is no tame beast.

When Mark penned the words, "The beginning of the good news..." he heard trumpet blasts. Lots of them, because he understood just how radical this was, how shattering.

Jesus has turned the world on its head. Every human value has been flipped upside down because his kingdom is not of this world, nor are his priorities anything like ours. Now we have to come to grips with this radical difference, and there is nothing more demanding on our agenda.