Now that 6pm on May 21 has come and gone let’s talk about the work that needs to be done.
I recently read an article about atheists who are excited about this event because when it doesn’t happen they are looking forward to “rubbing it in Christians’ faces.” How in the world did this happen? Typically when someone talks about the end of the world they talk about someone who will take the express elevator up (themselves) and someone else who will end up extra crispy, and those who are told they will be extra crispy don’t usually like that.
We love to judge don't we. We love to say who is in and who is out and somewhere along the line churches thought it would be a good idea to use this approach as a way to draw people to the faith. Newsflash: it isn’t working. It is widening the chasm between those who go to church and those who don’t. It is increasing the animosity between the pew-sitters and the non-pew-sitters.
Now Jesus preached a message that was challenging but he also tried to reveal how incredible God’s love is. He understood his audience before he spoke so he could share the message that they needed to hear, the message that would lead them to God. It may have been delivered in different ways but the result was always the same, getting closer to God.
The end of the world will happen, someday, but the Bible tells us over and over again not to worry about it. We are to live everyday as if it might happen at any moment.
There has been a Martin Luther quote floating around that I think is excellent. “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” No matter what happens tomorrow we have work to do today. We are called to lead people to God, and by the looks of the animosity that our “atheist” brothers and sisters have towards us, we have a lot of work to do. Let’s stop creating division and start building a better world. Are you with me? Because we need you!
See you in church,
Pastor Chris
Saturday, May 21, 2011
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