Word for Wednesday: Take Advantage of Every Moment
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men… Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:9-11, 20-21)
“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.” (Hebrews 9:27-28)
Remember to speak the Gospel to people around you, knowing that at any time they may swing into eternity. I learned yesterday that a certain atheist Ray Comfort and others in his team have witnessed to numerous times was killed after being struck by two cars on December 22 last year. I was shocked because I remember seeing one encounter with him in a Living Waters University clip. This event was recalled on Ray’s blog, Chad’s blog, and the On the Box Program (a new Living Waters installment which has been incredible!).
Ray’s faithful followers (most atheist) have accused him of taking using tragedy to proselytize, and I couldn’t help but say… When we Christians speak of tragedy and take the opportunity to remind people of their mortality, we are not “proselytizing,” rather, we are doing folks a favor. We are putting real circumstances into their proper perspective, reminding folks: “You don’t know when you are going to die.” When Ray was speaking to the above mentioned atheist, Juergen, he asked, “Juergen, when are you going to die?” and he responded “Twenty years from now.” He had no idea!
I’d like to share one of the last recorded conversations with Juergen, this one with Living Waters’ Chad Williams. It is indeed very interesting; let it remind believers and non-believers alike of the fragility of life.
If you happen to be a non-Christian, please consider these things. It won’t be enough for you to “clean up your life,” because that won’t pay the debt you owe for falling short of the holiness of God. Disagree? Check this out. To learn more, check this out. I addressed this topic extensively here, so please, no matter who you are, take the time to read that message from me to you, because there’s nothing more important than where you will spend eternity. If you believe you’re just going to the dirt, you need even more to read it, and the verses quoted above.
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