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“He marches to the beat of a different drummer.”
We often quote this saying when we are describing a person who thinks or acts differently from the norm. The image, of course, is quite simple. The majority think or act in unison with each other, marching, as it were, to the beat of a particular drum. But the minority, sometimes just one, is out of step with the others, hearing a beat that can only be coming from somewhere else.
Often, we use this phrase to explain someone’s beliefs or lifestyle that, in truth, we can’t quite explain or understand. But think about it: if you carefully observe the rhythm or cadence of the other person’s life, you can begin to discern what the beat of their drum actually is. Put another way, you can discern what a person believes, or hears, or thinks, by how they act.
Jesus told the Disciples that people would not understand them, and perhaps the world would even hate them. Why? Because they would be living (and believing) something different from what the majority believed and did. This was true of Jesus’ own life and was becoming true of those who were his students.
Sunday morning, Palm Sunday, we’ll speak more of this. Read John 12:12-19 and 15:18-27. Come to worship—in person or online—and listen to this message, “The Savior’s Love: Confronting A Loveless World.”
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