A. If your house was on fire and you could save only one possession, who
would you choose and why?
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If your house was on fire, and you had time to save only ONE possession before the flames engulfed it, what would you choose?
So, what would you save from that proverbial burning building? If you knew you could get in and out safely, (and all the humans and pets were safe) I would take my guitar. Now, let’s up the ante. What if you knew you would singe all the hair off your head and eyebrows, what would you go for? What if you knew you’d receive 1st and 2nd degree burns over any exposed skin? What if you knew you’d receive 3rd degree burns, and damage to your lungs via smoke inhalation for the rest of your life? Now it becomes a more difficult question, because answering it knowing the real consequences reveals to us what really matters. It tells us what we truly value.
In the same way, this Good Shepherd Sunday reveals that very truth to us. We know Jesus to be good precisely because of the price he was willing to pay for us, and the value he put upon each of our lives. If the sheep don’t matter, then there is no need nor desire to ‘lay down’s one’s life for them.’