Speak Up

DEVOTION 2 PETER SPEAK UP 2 Peter 1:16-18 16 We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. NIV What more proof could we ask for? We have the words of an eye witness who is testifying as to what he saw and heard. This is not hearsay, or a third party report, this is what Peter actually experienced himself and was inspired by God to record it for all to read and understand to be the truth. Why would he lie? To what benefit would it bring to Peter to lie about such a thing? Being a follower of Christ was not a very popular lifestyle at that time, considering the religious leaders of the Jews had Jesus killed. Yet because of the power of the Holy Spirit Peter was a changed man filled with power to testify to the truth about Jesus Christ. This is not some made man religion, or cleverly invented belief system in order to control a certain about of individuals with rules and regulations or even with fear, but this is the truth about God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. When it comes down to it, there is the truth and then there is all else, which of course would be non-truth, or lies. If this is the only truth that all believers can experience unity in the Spirit then at least we have this. We might argue over such small details, rules and regulations, methods of being able to experience salvation, how to live a holy life and an array of other little different ideas about what God said and what He meant by it, but at least we should all be able to agree that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that He is the Savior and by His death on the cross of Calvary we are saved. Now of course we did not see or hear what Peter did, and we cannot testify as an eye witness, but we can testify as to how God has charged our lives, and that it is the truth, because of the testimony of eye witnesses. We who, like Peter, were once in denial of Jesus, now can stand on a soap box in the center of life, and preach a sermon to all who can hear our voice, because of the power of the Holy Spirit. If we what to be heard, we need to speak up. God spoke up and said, “This is my Son whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We can speak up and say, “This is my lord and Savior whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We just need to speak up.