Thursday, September 28, 2006

Holler it.

A pastor friend of mine once had the joy of leading one of the most wicked men in his entire community to the Lord. The former drunkard, thief and street fighter now glowed with the love of Christ. Shortly following his amazing conversion he asked the pastor if he could give his testimony, which request was quickly granted. Thus, this uneducated and crude convert stood before the congregation and, with many tears, related what Christ had done for him. He ended his testimony by quoting what had become his life’s verse, Matt. 6:9, Hallowed be thy name.”

“Folks,” he cried out, “this is what it’s all about! The name of the Lord should be ‘hollored.’ We ought to ‘holler’ it from the housetops!”

After he was finished the pastor observed to his smiling congregation that, if the truth were known, this new convert had captured the true spirit of Matt. 6:9, if not the letter.