Gimmie a Chance
When I started driving delivery
truck for a linen company in Montana ,
I met an angry restaurant owner. She
told me to take our products out and not to come back. I asked her to explain. She replied that I didn't care about how I
did my job and that I always argued with her staff. I informed her that I was the new guy and
that I did care. I asked her to give me
a chance. She did. I learned to carry
extra aprons and towels on the truck and if there was ever a problem with a product,
it was easy to solve. Once she learned I
cared, we never had any problems.
The owner had heard things from
her employees and assumed that everyone from that company was worthless. I know
that I form opinions about people, places or products by things I have heard
from others, and many times I find out that I was wrong in doing so. I had
wrong ideas about Jesus for years, as well.
In retrospect, I am so glad that I gave Him a chance in my life.
I have had people reject me when
they find out I am Christian, or have Parkinson's disease, or even because I am
male. I dislike being disliked, I hate being hated. I wish they would give me a
chance. Worse than that is when people reject Jesus. If they reject me it is not really a big
deal, but rejecting Jesus has eternal consequences.
Narareth was a little
insignificant town. Nothing happened there. In fact, Nathanael spoke of it in a
derogatory manner. He had formed a wrong opinion. However, he did give Jesus a chance and
discovered that he had been wrong. He
became one of the twelve apostles! What a life-changing experience!
"And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth
© copyright Kevin T Boekhoff
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