Simple but Powerful
Southeast Christian Church During World War II, researchers and scientists came up with, what at the time was revolutionary and ground-breaking, an idea to help planes have fewer crashes. They invented something known as the pre-flight checklist, which was a series of very simple tasks that, if the pilots followed, would ensure a safe takeoff every single time. At the time, this idea seemed so simple. But they found that a great mission demanded something simple to ensure success.
This story reminds us of the story of Naaman in the Old Testament in 2 Kings. He had a skin disease, and he traveled to another country to visit the prophet, Elisha. Elisha tells him to go to the creek and dunk himself seven times to bring healing. Initially, Naaman's offended because he wants something grand. 2 Kings 5:10-11 reads, “Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, ‘Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.’ But Naaman went away angry and said, 'I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy.'” He wanted some impressive miracle, not some dirty creek, but he humbles himself and he's healed.
There's a sense that when we talk about wrecking the roof, we want to be part of something monumental. We want to be part of something that God's never done before in history. We want something outside the box or something nobody's ever thought of. But what you see in the book of Acts is that evangelism explodes when Christians simply focus on the Word of God.
Reflection/Discussion Question: Do you struggle with wanting "wrecking the roof" to be something big and grand, instead of something simple?
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