This last Sunday I had an opportunity to teach the Adult Sunday School at Omaha Bible Church. We have currently been going through a series on the parables of Jesus. I was privileged to be able to teach the parables dealing with Christ’s imminent return, including the Rich Fool, the Watchful Servant, and the Faithful & Evil Servants in Luke 12. It was a great opportunity to remind myself and others to live in light of eternity. As Psalm 90:12 says, “So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” If you desire to be wise, you must begin by numbering your days. You must begin by recognizing that you will one day have to give an account for your life to your maker, Jesus Christ. So let each of us remember to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. (For the audio of the lesson, click here.)
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January 14, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Justin
I suppose that numbering our days is simply suggesting that we all recognize the imminence of death. But I must ask if anyone is in a position to prepare for the after life? Are we not better served simply living our rushed lives, enjoying every moment of this trial.
And you speak of wisdom. But I feel inclines to wonder what wisdom is in the absence of hardship or struggle. Perhaps in paradise all that is necessary is a sense of identity, and our many circumstancial thoughts.
Still .. it says we must have faith. Yet without doubt, there can be no faith. I will say instead that we must want to believe. This I feel is much more realistic.
“… working for one’s living can’t be the meaning of life; to suppose that constantly procuring the conditions of life should be the answer to the question of the meaning of what they make possible is a contradiction. To say that the meaning of life is to die again seems to be a contradiction.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Beyond the rich fool and beside the servants there are ordinary people living ordinary lives who want nothing more than to avoid an eternity of brimstone, yet no assurance can be given. God should be feared, and simultaneously loved – but I cannot help but think of humanity as god’s bastard son.
Christianity is taught backwards. You start from what, without first asking why.
January 15, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Justin Potts
Justin,
You said, “Christianity is taught backwards. You start from what, without first asking why?
I think I have to disagree. Biblical Christianity begins by asking the question why? Why are we here? Why is their meaning to life? And it answers them quite exhaustively.
Why are we here? “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…” (Gen 1:1). But again that does not seem to answer the question completely. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” (Psalm 19:1). So God created everything and all that he made was made to glorify him. Even those whom God will not redeem from their willful enslavement to sin will one day glorify God in their judgment.
So God continually calls for men and women to live for his glory now. And the means by which God has chosen to glorify Himself is through the gospel of His Son. The message of God taking upon Himself to live the life that we cannot and to satisfy the wrath of God that we never could. Christianity says, that there is no “lasting” meaning to life without Jesus Christ. To try and establish a meaning to life outside of the God who is eternal and unchanging is pointless and useless. That meaning may be here today and gone tomorrow.