What you Really Think
08/04/07 22:55
Picture
yourself in a long line at the amusement park,
waiting for a ride on the newest roller coaster. This
roller coaster is the highest and fastest in the
world! Everyone is raving about the thrill that you
can expect to experience. The only trouble is that
when you get closer to where you will be seated in
the coaster, you begin to have second thoughts.
“What if it’s not safe? What if it comes
off the track? What if…? What
if…?” The fact that you get on to the
coaster shows that you really
think
that the ride is safe and that you expect to get your
money’s worth.
Throughout the world, there are plenty of people who think that God does exist, that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died for their sins and that He came back to life. They think that He ascended into Heaven and that He is coming back to judge the living and the dead. While they may think that way (and those thoughts are absolutely correct), during the “long line” of life, many begin to have second thoughts. Throughout life, every one of us is subjected to all kinds of trials and tribulations, not to mention the scores of temptations that attack from the very pits of hell. These things often show what we really think about God and His Son, Jesus. If, while we are being tempted by sin, we succumb to it, we must really think that Jesus will not judge that particular sin as we partake of its pleasure. We really think that we will be able to get away with it. I wonder if we really think that God treats us special, different from everyone else? After all, He knows that we really love Him. You must admit that we’re quick to think that God will frown on the sin in others lives but not in ours. A.W. Tozer said it well, “To do a wrong act, a man must, for the moment, think wrong; he must exercise bad judgment…Sin, I repeat, in addition to anything else it may be, is always an act of wrong judgment. To commit a sin, a man must for the moment, believe that things are different from what they really are; he must confound values; he must see the moral universe out of focus; he must accept a lie as truth and see truth as a lie; he must ignore the signs on the highway and drive with his eyes shut. He must act as if he had no soul and is not accountable for his moral choices.”
At any given moment, I could tell you what I think about life, death and Jesus Christ. But I will show you what I really think by the way I live my life. I think that Jesus was resurrected and ascended into Heaven where He is right now watching over me. I think that He fulfilled His promise to give me His Spirit and that Spirit abides in me. I think that He is coming back again to hold the world (including myself) accountable. I hope by His grace my life will show the same!
Throughout the world, there are plenty of people who think that God does exist, that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died for their sins and that He came back to life. They think that He ascended into Heaven and that He is coming back to judge the living and the dead. While they may think that way (and those thoughts are absolutely correct), during the “long line” of life, many begin to have second thoughts. Throughout life, every one of us is subjected to all kinds of trials and tribulations, not to mention the scores of temptations that attack from the very pits of hell. These things often show what we really think about God and His Son, Jesus. If, while we are being tempted by sin, we succumb to it, we must really think that Jesus will not judge that particular sin as we partake of its pleasure. We really think that we will be able to get away with it. I wonder if we really think that God treats us special, different from everyone else? After all, He knows that we really love Him. You must admit that we’re quick to think that God will frown on the sin in others lives but not in ours. A.W. Tozer said it well, “To do a wrong act, a man must, for the moment, think wrong; he must exercise bad judgment…Sin, I repeat, in addition to anything else it may be, is always an act of wrong judgment. To commit a sin, a man must for the moment, believe that things are different from what they really are; he must confound values; he must see the moral universe out of focus; he must accept a lie as truth and see truth as a lie; he must ignore the signs on the highway and drive with his eyes shut. He must act as if he had no soul and is not accountable for his moral choices.”
At any given moment, I could tell you what I think about life, death and Jesus Christ. But I will show you what I really think by the way I live my life. I think that Jesus was resurrected and ascended into Heaven where He is right now watching over me. I think that He fulfilled His promise to give me His Spirit and that Spirit abides in me. I think that He is coming back again to hold the world (including myself) accountable. I hope by His grace my life will show the same!
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