So many things are in your face these days; there’s
no subtlety any more. Headlines blare the latest celebrity faux pas and hurried
apology. Atheists scream about dummies
who believe in Creation rather than evolution.
Churches waffle about homosexuality or hold out welcoming arms.
Despite that brashness, I see a lot of waffling lately in society, from the
cool pastor who refuses to publicly address homosexuality to the teenager who
merely shrugs when confronted with a controversial issue. What’s the deal?
Doesn’t anyone have an opinion anymore? Why are we so afraid to speak our
minds? No one likes a waffler. Not even Jesus:
Revelation
3:16: So then because thou art lukewarm,
and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of My mouth.
Pretty strong words there. But it’s easy to relate,
especially when you think about having a piece of warmish food in your mouth
when it’s supposed to be cold or hot. Yuck.
This political correctness has gone way too far. I
think we still live in America, right? Land of the free, home of the brave, you
know, the place so many soldiers have died so we could be free? You familiar
with that country, or has it changed so much that it’s nearly unrecognizable?
There’s a herd mentality in America. Everyone’s
afraid to form an independent opinion, to step off the escalator and forge a
new direction. It reminds me of this verse:
Matthew
7:13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for
wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many
are they that enter in thereby.
That’s Jesus
talking again, in case you didn’t know.
He’s basically saying that it’s no easy thing to walk the Christian
walk. I personally find this verse a little frightening. So many people are on
the broad way, just traveling along wherever the crowd goes, oblivious to the
truth.
And what is the truth? The truth is that Jesus is
the Son of God and he came to earth, lived 33 years as a man and then died on the
cross and rose again so that we can have new life through Him. That wasn’t the
end of it though. He had some parting words:
Mark
16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature.
Acts
1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will
be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of
the earth."
Are we doing that? Are we telling every person that
Jesus Christ died for their sins? Are we doing enough?
Am I doing enough?
That’s the hard, soul-searching question every Christian should ask themself, and no waffling allowed.
