THE CHRISTIAN PLUNGE

When you read that title, did you think first of baptism?  Some did.  In a way, it fits this post.

The Christian Plunge, though, is a thought I have about walking by faith.

At least three great examples of what I have in mind are Moses, Jesus, and Peter.  All three had marvelous experiences of plunging into the waters at some level and experiencing God.  Moses stepped into the Red Sea.  Jesus walked on top of the water.  Peter did both; walked on and then slipped into.  Three for three survived.

Not one of those demonstrations was to teach the doctrine of Water Walking.  Each was to lead us to the system of faith; going places a human can't go but actually did because of the partnership of God nearby.

Each of the three provides awe-inspiring stories.  They seem radical to us.  Yet, today the word faith doesn't seem so radical.  Could this be so because we have domesticated and tamed that word within our religiosity?

It would seem we Christians need to gain the courage to take the Plunge.  Move into areas where most would sink and others would drown.  Do things beyond human instinct and ability.  We have become consumed with self-preservation and a self-preservationist is scared of risk.

Take the Christian Plunge.  In Moses' and Peter's cases, neither of them had the ability to do it.  Moses tried his best to beg off.  Yet, by the grace of God, their stories remain remarkable.

You and me....we wish not to live a life that seems a dime a dozen.  We want to see the God-stuff.  It is available for us to both engage and enjoy.  But it won't come from wishful thinking.  It will be a result of taking the Christian Plunge!!