its my job

I have been thinking a lot about the events that have been taking place in our world... genocides in Africa, civil unrest in the Middle East, and now an earthquake, tsunami and radiation leaks in Japan. I am reminded of the hope that we have in Christ. We can rest assured that in the end He wins!

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” — Psalm 46:1-2

However, I have also been thinking a lot about our world and how we have or have not impacted it. I think about our ignorance, petty arguments, complacency and general disinterest in anything except our own comfort and we have some pretty interesting times. All of these terrible things are happening. When will we wake up?!

My sister said was that there was a man who is Hindu who said that Christians don't really believe in a resurrection; otherwise they would not be living the way they are. How very true.

What about that hope? How is that challenging us and changing the way that we live?!

Didn't Jesus call us to leave everything behind and follow Him? Why, then, do we still posess everything that the world does?
Didn't Jesus say that we would be hated? Why do we worry so much about being accepted then?
Didn't Jesus tell us to go? Why, then, are we staying?!

Where is the urgency? Why do we not take His gospel seriously? Do we really not trust Him to keep His word?

Tomorrow is not guaranteed to us. We are not guaranteed another week or even another day. There is an urgency. Time is short. There are millions of people who are dying and will be sent to a Christ-less eternity. An eternity of lost-ness. If we really loved them, we would tell them--even if they are offended or don't want to be our friends anymore.

I have been so convicted and challenged of this. I have always thought I was not an evangelist and that it is the job of the person with the gift of evangelism to tell people about Jesus. False! It is my job. It is anyone who claims to follow Christ's job. If I don't tell them, then I have failed them. If I don't tell them then I don't really love them. They are going to hell. Let me repeat, they are going to hell. Hell is a terrible, horrible place, worse than we can imagine and they will be there for all of eternity.

How can I stand by and just let them go there? Especially when they could be with Jesus for all of eternity.

Father help us--help me-- to trust you and to preach your Word so that others will hear!

'Do not work for the food that spoils, instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life.' John 6:27



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