Spiritual Desperados

DESPERATE means "having a great need."  Desperate people do desperate things!  Let me give you a few examples from the Bible:

(1)  Mary "crashed the party"...she was an uninvited guest at "The Banquet at Bethany."  She sneaks in and runs to Jesus--weeping, falls to her knees, breaks an Alabaster jar of expensive oil, and begins pouring it on Jesus' feet and head--using her hair as a towel.  How brave was that?  She desperately wanted to express her love for Him.

(2)  Zacchaeus, a well-known tax collector, who was short in stature, climbed a tree just to see Jesus.  He dropped his money pouch, went off duty during work hours, and took a l-o-n-g lunch hour with Jesus.  He was desperately hoping to change his life.

(3)  Four friends were found guilty of "breaking- and- entering" when they tore through a roof and lowered their friend to the floor--facing Jesus (who was conducting a church service).  They were desperate because their friend was very sick.

(4)  A widow woman (without any relatives to help her) kept persistently pestering a judge, and was repeatedly "out-of-order" in the courtroom--desperate for the judge to hear her plea.

All of the above operated out of HOLY DESPERATION!  They rebelled against religious protocol and defied political correctness.

Their needs were miraculously met when they moved out in FAITH.  Let's quit playing it safe....let's become SPIRITUAL DESPERADOS!!!