Heavenly Joy

Last week, a talented 5 year old tap danced and sang on a stage before a live audience and thousands of TV viewers.  A confident performer, to say the least.  She "wowed" the judges, one who was quick to compare her to American's sweetheart, Shirley Temple.  He even suggested that a little bit of Shirley Temple might be "in her."  She quickly set the judge straight "Not Shirley Temple! Jesus!"   She didn't hesitate, not for a second.  Her name, Heavenly Joy.  I stood up and clapped, not for her amazing talent (although it was certainly impressive), but for her acknowledging Jesus Christ.  She didn't care that she was about to be judged for her performance with a chance for million dollars on the line, she just had to set the record straight with emphatic clarity....Jesus was in her, not Shirley Temple.  A lesson for all of us who claim to be Christians, followers of Jesus.   Shouldn't all Christians, those who claim to follow Jesus, do the same?

"Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  AND YOU ARE WITNESSES to these things..."  John 24:46-47

"And Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  GO THEREFORE and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye SHALL BE WITNESSES unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."  Acts 1:8

A child stood on the stage and in no uncertain terms, witnessed to millions.  Those who follow Christ, should do the same thing, every day.  Our response should be as quick and precise as her simple words.  Our lives should be an outward witness of the work Jesus accomplished in us and we should be ready to tell what Jesus has done for us.  

Thank you, Heavenly Joy, for your witness and reminder to me, that I should do the same. 

"...CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27

Here's the link to view Heavenly Joy's performance...