Okay, it is not easy to say but it is true.  I always want to be right.  I have even found myself trying to prove why I was right even after I realized that my way might not even be the best. 

A number of years ago I was white water rafting with some of my relatives in Colorado.  When we got close to some big white rapids the size of cars from the1970′s we had a decision to make.  We could go down the middle of the river and stay close to a big rock sticking out of the middle or we could go down the right side.  The decision was difficult to make because we could not see very far down the river.  I thought we should go to the right and my uncle thought we should go down the center.  When we got closer it was already too late.  We should have gone as close to that big rock sticking out in the middle as possible.  I was definitely wrong about choosing the right side of the river.  Our raft tipped over and the next thing I knew my uncle was bringing me to shore. 

As I was reading a story about the early church in the book of acts I realized that even when the high council and leaders were faced with proof that Jesus is indeed the Son of God, they did not want to admit defeat.  In Acts 4:16-18 the leaders of the day admited that miracles had been performed, but did not want to be wrong and instead insisted that Peter and John quit teaching about Jesus.  They said that they “could not deny that they have performed a meiraculous sign”. 

Could you imagine if I told my uncle that I was right even after our raft tipped over and we were in the river rapids?  That would be crazy insane.  That is no crazier than the religious leaders telling Peter and John to quit talking about this guy named Jesus.  Jesus is the Messiah that was promised by God thousands of years ago.  I hope that we can all admit that we have not done right in God’s eyes and turn to Him for His love, grace and kindness.