What is Undeniably True
The short excerpt is by Andy Stanley, and the Scripture is 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 . . . Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas,and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time . . .
What is undeniably true is that a Jewish carpenter that Rome and the religious system tried to destroy is someone we know more about now than any other ancient person that ever lived. Why do we even know His name, and why did these stories about Him survive? Why did these people give their lives for a dead man that rose from the dead? That is undeniable evidence! It is not an American thing or a Jewish thing, but it is a universal thing. The son of a carpenter, Jesus, said I am the light of the world; I am the Lamb of God that lays down my life for the sins of the world. No one should have taken Him seriously; but they did because He rose from the dead, and 2000 years later we still worship and celebrate that fact in history.
It is also undeniable that there is a thirst in a man or woman that cannot be quenched by the stuff of this world. There is a thirst that no relationship or amount of stuff, success or money can quench. People generation after generation have tried to get themselves in position where they can lay in bed at night and everything be well with their soul and at peace in their heart apart from God. They have tried and tried, but it is an unquenchable thirst. There is something in human beings that desires something more, and it is undeniable that the thirst is never quenched apart from the creature being connected to the Creator through His son Jesus Christ.
There will always be pieces that are unexplainable, but there is so much that is undeniable. The wise person shifts his or her focus from what is unexplainable to what is undeniable. If you still are waiting and have more questions, know that you are not smart enough or have enough insight, or are not infinite enough to understand it all. It is okay to ask and to investigate, but at some point you need to make up your mind and know that you do not have to understand everything in order to believe in something or in someone.
Champions, have a great week!-David Vining
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