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A seemingly insignificant act has the potential to change the world...


I loved learning about the story of Reformation Day. The significance centres on how the Bible became accessible for everyone to read - historically the general public wasn’t allowed to read it, only priests or those considered anointed within the church were allowed to read it. The priests read the Bible in Latin, so for most people, it wasn’t even possible to read it.

God’s word was entrusted into the hands of those in power, who were deemed qualified to understand it.  What the priests were teaching, was not actually in line with what the Bible said, as one monk, called Martin Luther found out. He started to read the Bible for himself out of pure frustration.  According to the teachings of the priests, believing in God seem to be just to be an endless set of rules and it left him feeling as if he could never be good enough for God.

Little did he know at the time, he was about to birth a revolution that quite literally changed the world. This set him on a path of revelation - he discovered the Bible teaches that salvation is given and not earned.  For centuries, everyone had been sold a different word to the real one that was written. Luther encountered a lot of opposition from those in power who didn’t want this good news to be common knowledge.The deceptive teaching had allowed them to gain control and influence over the people, which also involved the exchange of money, to be supposedly cleansed of their sins.  

 The 31st of October 2017, marked the 500th year anniversary of what is known as the Reformation Day, where Luther from Germany nailed 95 theses to the church door, as he wanted the people to know the truth. These 95 theses condemned the practice of the priests offering forgiveness of sins in exchange for money. Luther wanted people to know that forgiveness of sins was a free gift from God.

I wonder how many of us just do what we are told, without thinking or even questioning it on a day to day basis.  We take things at face value. The moral of the story here, regardless of whether you believe or not is that a seemingly insignificant act has the potential to change the world. In this case, if it wasn’t for Luther's courageous act to go against the grain, the message of true Christianity may still be hidden from most people.

I would encourage you to read up on the story yourself and be inspired to do something that not only changes you but potentially the world too. The ripple effect of such acts cannot be underestimated.  Love can conquer and cover a multitude of sins. Light always shines in the darkness.  We have a choice as to whether to live or to merely exist. 
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