No Guts, No Glory

Peter the Apostle had guts. He always had guts. Sure, there were times when he would falter, but Jesus called him the rock for a reason. In Acts 3, we see the Rock in action. Here he is, about 2 months or so after Jesus had been crucified, standing before the same men who killed his Lord, proclaiming that these judges were not only murderers, but God-haters. But Peter took his accusations to another level. He defied their judgement by continuing to proclaim Jesus as Lord. He was going to obey God rather than man.

Could I have done the same thing with my life on the line? Do I have any real guts at all? Peter had guts and the glory went to Jesus Christ. We must have guts to give glory to Jesus Christ. The funny thing is that we aren't facing life and death situations in America when it comes to our faith. So how do we have guts when many people could get away with being gutless?

It takes guts to invite people to hear about the Lord Jesus Christ. It takes even more guts to not depend upon your local pastor to do the work. It takes guts to share the message of sin and grace with your family and friends. And what happens in the end? Do we receive any of the glory? Absolutely not. Our Lord receives all the glory. He is glorified no matter what the outcome of our gutsy moves.

Do we have guts for God's glory?