I was reading a devotional today, and as I read the "standard" gospel account of Jesus coming to earth to die for our sins so that we might live.... I kind of skimmed that part and thought to myself "Oh, I have heard that before..." I am a Christian even, unopposed to this message, and yet I skimmed it like it hadn't impacted my life at all...
Sure, you might be saying, oh "its okay Luke, you just didn't react because you became a Christian years ago", or "You already know the good news in your heart, so why would you react to hearing it again?"
Okay, well to that and any number of "It's okay, your not doing anything wrong" questions, let me pose this thought I had...
How come I (Like so many) can read an article about some crazy person on a bus in Canada who cut someones head off, and continually ask myself how that could be? And then, each and every time that I think about that particular event, I cringe? When the beautiful, and yet horrific death of Jesus, The Son of God, on a cross is only "Old news?"
I wasnt at either even personally, but I believe both happened. I also believe that my sins, as well as your sins, were paid for at the foot of the cross. Yet, I'm not jumping for joy? My life was revolutionized by the Holy Spirit, and has been with me ever since my conversion, and yet very little reaction...
I mean, I dont fully understand God, or Jesus, or what happened on the cross, but then again, I dont understand at all what would make a person just snap and cut someones head off while they were sleeping next to him on a bus, in the middle of the night, in Canada! Where they dont even have an army that I know of...They probably one of the least violent countries in the world....but anyway, the point remains.
How can I skim things like "Jesus died for your sins, Luke Lorenz of Sioux Falls SD, 57107" and then awe when someone tells me about a "Random Man decapitates a random sleeping passanger on Bus in Canada...meanwhile wondering if they themselves knew about Jesus death on the cross, for there sins?!
Just something to think about... I am sure I'm not the only one...
1 comment:
Well, this is how self-centered I am ... when you commented on my blog the other day, I didn't even click on your name to see if you had one, too. Turns out, you do. And I like a lot of the things you wrote about - it just didn't last long enough! Ever think about picking it back up?
About this particular post - I know exactly what you mean, about losing sight of the wonder of the gospel. It's horrific, isn't it, that we even could? When we die, that trouble will be over ... but I sympathized, too, when you wrote earlier about your conflicting desires to accomplish more for Christ in this life, and to depart to be with Him.
Actually, though, it's a win/win situation: to live is Christ, and to die is gain! Yessss!!
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