EchoLOUD

echo: "a repetition or imitation of another"

loud: "marked by intensity of volume..."


A few years ago during the young people's class at a church my family was visiting, I was given a wristband. You know what I'm talking about, those plastic-y rubbery ones that were so popular a couple of years ago. Well, they were popular here, I don't know about where you are... Anyway, this one was orange, and the letters ECHOLOUD were stamped on it.

I got the wristband because I knew the memory verse; but I wondered - what's the significance of this? Does it mean anything, or is it just a prize for knowing the verse? If the latter was the case, it seemed pretty shallow. But the teacher went on to explain.

In the last few weeks, I've thought quite a bit about the meaning of this little bracelet. Do I live by what it stands for? Do I take it for granted, or do I take it for the serious, solumn command and challenge that it is? How can I improve? What else can I do?

The orange is for the color of a life vest. When someone is drowning in a spaceless, helpless sea, what do they want most in the world? Well, most likely a boat and people who will throw them a life vest. Rescue.
We should be the rescuers - throwing spiritual life vests to people who are hopelessly drowning in a sea of sin. We should be that bright orange beacon of hope.
The ECHOLOUD means just what you might guess. An echo is a repetition of something. What higher goal is there in the life of a saved (rescued) born-again believer than to be an echo of Christ? To repeat His teachings, reflect His life, and demonstrate His love to a drowning populace - that is life! And our echo? Echo LOUD!