Brian Williams closed the NBC evening news by reminding us how much our world has changed in the past sixty-five years. I could not but wonder how our world will change in the next sixty-five years. Christians long for Jesus to return, but should He not, what will be? If we have not foolishly blown ourselves into the horror of a nuclear winter will Iran and a united Korea be our closest allies? One thing we do know for sure. There will be massive change.
Most all who read this will have closed their eyes to await that glorious moment Paul speaks of in I Thessalonians 4 and I Corinthians 15 when a trumpet will blast and the dead in Christ will be raised and gloriously changed into immortal beings. But until we do close our eyes that last time our present goal is to change. Personal change, personal growth is the substance of our journey. Only people with closed, self-deceptive minds do not recognize the need. If we read the promises we know anything is possible if we will only reach out in self-discipline to use the power made available to us. In II Peter 1 we read about that amazing and precious promise that we, right now, can participate in the divine nature of our God. Should we do so, the changes in our lives might be subtle to us, but not to those about us as we become rivers of blessings.
It is long overdue for us to stop excusing our failures with, “Well, I’m only human.” According to the promise we need not be “only” human. We become literal temples for the Holy Spirit. How grand.
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 19, 2011
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