Well, here I sit, Post Apocalypse Day 2. The world didn't end this past weekend; so life on Planet Earth goes on. I am really not sure what to make of all the comments and the revelry that accompanied Harold Campings proclamation that the world was coming to an end on May 21st.Here's is what I noticed...there were certainly a lot of jokes made about the end of the world by folks, well...like me. I really didn't think the world was coming to an end; but I'll be honest...the thought of "what if it really is?" did cross my mind. Sure, I heard all the people misquoting scripture out there, who, during the last week, turned into preachers and evangelists, spouting the Word of God like they were the second coming of John The Baptist, but most were really without a clue. One day they were carnal Christians (if that's possible) and the next day they were prognosticators of the gospel. It was humorous but it was also sickening to me.
I will admit that I was sorry to hear Brother Camping proclaim a date and a time. I know he knew better but sometimes a persons zeal clouds their judgement. I think that was his downfall but that shouldn't take away from the wonderfully successful ministry he has had for over 60 years. And yet, I witnessed many people, Christians included, resorting to a childish form of name calling, as if they were back in Miss Parker's third grade class at Johnson Heights Elementary School. It's funny how discussions of the end of the world cause Christians to turn on one another. Actually, it's not funny at all.
I have a friend who is the Pastor of a church in my old hometown who, I think, put everything in perspective...he said, "How would you change your life if you knew the world was going to end and how should I change my life?" Bingo! That's the heart of the matter, right there. All this talk of the end of the world did make me examine my life in greater detail. For that, I am grateful. I think I had "fallen short of the glory of God" and I needed to bring some area's of my life in line with the life that God would have me live for Him.
So, besides all of the great material I had for Facebook Status Updates, the truth is, we're all still here. Maybe Jesus was going to return last Saturday but He decided to give us one more chance to get our lives in order. It's true that no man knows the day nor the hour but God does...and perhaps today could be the day that Jesus calls the faithful home to be with Him. I'm guessing that for most people nothing will change. They will go back to living the lives they did before. But, as for me and my house, "We will serve the Lord."
Perhaps today...who knows?
Be Well.
