For its many fans, the Super Bowl was exciting, even riveting. Thousands went to great lengths and even some hardship to attend the game, and millions watched on TV. Its fans have been anticipating and talking about it for weeks.
What would the world be like if there was equal anticipation of Christ coming? We won’t need TV to see Him when He comes in the clouds. Jesus will be seen throughout the world. With an event so earth shaking, the importance of the Super Bowl and all other events put together pale in comparison, Why isn’t there more anticipation and joyful waiting? Unfortunately so many in the world haven’t learned about Jesus. Many others know about Him but hide the knowledge somewhere back in their mind.
Many Christians are working hard to bring Christ’s Word to others, and often are doing this at great hardship for themselves. So many countries large and small have laws or customs prohibiting the spread of His message. Those who go against this are persecuted and many are killed. That has been the case since our precious Lord walked the earth and sacrificed His life for us. Don’t we owe Him something? Fortunately many Christians believe we do.
True Christians are doing much to spread His Word, but many pretenders at Christianity are merely going through the motions of worshiping God. They may attend church, occasionally read the Bible, and pray sporadically. But they are too content with their worldly pleasures to do much more. In their mind they are OK, thank you. They will have a rude awakening when Jesus comes for His faithful and they are left behind.
Many don’t even think about Heaven or hell, and most who do pass it off as storybook tales. Most people do not give much thought to dying as it seems so far in the future. There is no use being worked up about a distant event. If they think about life after death at all there are varying views. Some believe that that death is the end of it. Others think that if there is a Heaven, they will be there because of all the good works they are doing. Wrong!
Unless they confess their sins, ask God for forgiveness and pledge their lives to Christ, they will be without God after they die. This means that they will never have peace or joy. Their souls, actually the real person temporality residing in an earthly body will be with Satan for eternity. Our life on earth is as a blink of an eye compared with eternity. If the world gave even half the thought about Heaven as they do sporting events and pleasure, more would be saved.
How do I know about godlessness and Christ? Because I am an”expert”; I lived much of my life without knowing God, and now have Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Until 2004 I knew little about God and almost nothing about Jesus. I was happy with earthly pursuits and saw no need for God in my life. Little did I know, He was there all the time helping shape my life. Only after I pledged my life to Jesus did I learn of the myriad of wonderful things God had been doing in my life. I am so fortunate now to know Christ and feel Him working in my life. Everyone can have the wonderful joy of knowing Christ and God the Father, but they must take the necessary step.