Waiting on God
Morning J.,
I heard a news report that got my attention....I thought I'd share it with you. The report said that a survey had been done among teenagers and that 71% of those surveyed believed that God had died and been resurrected from the dead. That's cool. However, most of them do not believe that Jesus will return in their lifetime. I can kind of understand that....BUT....then they were asked what they might do different if they knew that Jesus would return in their lifetime...they responded that some of the things they might do DIFFERENT are....be nicer to people, help others, etc. THAT IS SAD.
My heart just broke when I heard that J.. After all, is that what these kids are learning? So are these kids saying that since they don't believe that Jesus is returning in their lifetime (I certainly am hoping and praying that he comes in MY Lifetime!) they have no need to be nicer to others or help a stranger? Why should our behavior be different? I don't recall anywhere in the Bible where it says that you have to kick it up a notch because I'm coming back. He is specific when He says that no one knows when He's coming back and we should be on alert and be prepared for His return.
So the teens' thoughts might sound like this, "Since Jesus isn't returning in my lifetime, I can relax because I don't need to be as nice as I could be. I can just goof off cause He isn't coming until after I die." That just astounds me. It also tells me they aren't getting the message....the true message.
The minute we accept Jesus as our savior, we're on duty and should remain on duty until He comes back or we die. We don't have the luxury of "when the cat's away, the mice will play" kind of thinking. The CAT is NEVER AWAY. Jesus is alive and with us every moment. He is HERE. We should be doing nothing different. We should be living up to His expectations now. We should not wait for a "cue" or a time to do better. We should be doing better this very minute.
It's like waiting to find out you are going to die before you climb that mountain. The fact is, we never know when we will die so the time to climb the mountain is now. J., I certainly hope that those of us with the truth can reach those who have a warped sense of the truth.
I heard a news report that got my attention....I thought I'd share it with you. The report said that a survey had been done among teenagers and that 71% of those surveyed believed that God had died and been resurrected from the dead. That's cool. However, most of them do not believe that Jesus will return in their lifetime. I can kind of understand that....BUT....then they were asked what they might do different if they knew that Jesus would return in their lifetime...they responded that some of the things they might do DIFFERENT are....be nicer to people, help others, etc. THAT IS SAD.
My heart just broke when I heard that J.. After all, is that what these kids are learning? So are these kids saying that since they don't believe that Jesus is returning in their lifetime (I certainly am hoping and praying that he comes in MY Lifetime!) they have no need to be nicer to others or help a stranger? Why should our behavior be different? I don't recall anywhere in the Bible where it says that you have to kick it up a notch because I'm coming back. He is specific when He says that no one knows when He's coming back and we should be on alert and be prepared for His return.
So the teens' thoughts might sound like this, "Since Jesus isn't returning in my lifetime, I can relax because I don't need to be as nice as I could be. I can just goof off cause He isn't coming until after I die." That just astounds me. It also tells me they aren't getting the message....the true message.
The minute we accept Jesus as our savior, we're on duty and should remain on duty until He comes back or we die. We don't have the luxury of "when the cat's away, the mice will play" kind of thinking. The CAT is NEVER AWAY. Jesus is alive and with us every moment. He is HERE. We should be doing nothing different. We should be living up to His expectations now. We should not wait for a "cue" or a time to do better. We should be doing better this very minute.
It's like waiting to find out you are going to die before you climb that mountain. The fact is, we never know when we will die so the time to climb the mountain is now. J., I certainly hope that those of us with the truth can reach those who have a warped sense of the truth.
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