God is not in a Hurry
20/05/07 16:33
The
advertisements that are seen daily on television not
only reflect our society but they also promote
paradigms within it. A perfect example of this is the
commercial for VISA
credit
cards. The scene is a fast food restaurant where
people are being assembly-lined through at a very
quick pace. The music is fast, the fast order cooks
are furiously flipping hamburgers and everyone is
moving at break-neck speed. All of a sudden one man
pays cash for his order and everything stops. The
commercial is telling us that when you pay cash, you
are disrupting the flow of our society. The man
receives disgruntled looks from the other costumers
and it is obvious that the only way to go is with the
card. Other commercials flit from scene to scene so
quickly that the viewer barely has time to take in
what he has just seen. Our society is a fast paced
life that says, “If you can’t keep up,
you won’t succeed.” We have to find out
what works and “just do it!” Our Internet
service must be instant. We have to know and we have
to know right now! We have to be at the top of our
game right now, we cannot tarry in second place. Have
you ever wondered why we find it necessary to live
life at break-neck speed? Could it be that we are
afraid to take a minute to contemplate our moral
condition? If we are busy with our health, careers,
sports and leisure, then we won’t have to take
time to think about our position on issues like
same-sex-marriages and whether they’re really
all that wrong? You see, if the “train”
is kept running fast, no one will dare jump off to
see if it is running in the right direction.
If you are a Christian and you are thinking that I am really out in “left field” here, I would like for you to answer just a couple of questions for me. Do you ever wonder why God takes so long to answer your prayers? Do you find you want to be a dynamic Christian and you want to be one right now? Folks, God is not in a hurry and He never will be. Men may frantically move to and fro, but God will always move in God’s time. The Apostle Peter reminds us that God is not slow in keeping His promises, as some understand slowness. But He is patient with us, not wanting even one of us to perish but all of us to come unto repentance. It is time for us to jump off the “train” of this fast moving vehicle of destruction and just sit still and know that God is God. We need to let Him show us what is important, what is right and what is wrong. We cannot afford to allow society to dictate to us what we place as important. Taking time to worship God, taking time to pray, taking time to read our Bibles and taking time to be still and know that God is God should be the top priorities of our lives. Slow down and enjoy the abundant life that Jesus Christ has given you. And while you’re at it, think about those things the world tells you are important and then concentrate on what God thinks is important.
If you are a Christian and you are thinking that I am really out in “left field” here, I would like for you to answer just a couple of questions for me. Do you ever wonder why God takes so long to answer your prayers? Do you find you want to be a dynamic Christian and you want to be one right now? Folks, God is not in a hurry and He never will be. Men may frantically move to and fro, but God will always move in God’s time. The Apostle Peter reminds us that God is not slow in keeping His promises, as some understand slowness. But He is patient with us, not wanting even one of us to perish but all of us to come unto repentance. It is time for us to jump off the “train” of this fast moving vehicle of destruction and just sit still and know that God is God. We need to let Him show us what is important, what is right and what is wrong. We cannot afford to allow society to dictate to us what we place as important. Taking time to worship God, taking time to pray, taking time to read our Bibles and taking time to be still and know that God is God should be the top priorities of our lives. Slow down and enjoy the abundant life that Jesus Christ has given you. And while you’re at it, think about those things the world tells you are important and then concentrate on what God thinks is important.
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