There are significant places in the world, geographical places, where significant events happened that changed the course of history. Yesterday, I visited one such place. The picture on the left is the actual room where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. Hidden in the Wartburg Castle for 10 months (from May 4, 1521 to March 1, 1522) and during that time, not all of it, he translated the bible into German. Luther wanted the bible available to all the German people . Using the text of Erasmus, a special edition of the New Testament in Greek and also using a Latin Translation, Luther translated the Bible into the common language of the people and at the same time set pushed the Reformation further along. It was great standing in that room. Life changing moments usually happen in simple places, but always by people who are convinced that Jesus alone is the cause they will live for. It was the case with Luther. His passion led him to the truth, and that truth changed him to the point that he could do nothing else but live for it and make it known. The unleashing of the truth in the language of the people changed the course of history and we are still being impacted by its unleashing.
The other picture is a church in Erfurt where Luther preached.
As I write today, my wish for myself is not that I rise to some place in history, but that I would be a person who would make a stand for what is right, fight for it, and be willing to do whatever is necessary to stand for it. That is all that we can really do. Knowing the truth and living for Christ must be our passion. What results from where that passion leads to, or what it costs us, or if the kingdom is ever impacted - only God knows those things and they are all up to him. It does not matter the results, it is the glory of his fame that matters. As obedience flows out of us willingly, it honors God and that is enough to satisfy us. That is enough.
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