We are just finishing up the Gospel of Mark at my church. Jesus is near the end of His life on earth. He's been arrested by the Roman Guard and taken to Pilate. Pilate sees that He has done nothing deserving of any punishment, let alone death. But Pilate was afraid of the crowd and wanted to appease them. The crowd wanted to see Jesus crucified. Pilate asked the crowd why, why they wanted to crucify Jesus. The only answer they gave was, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" They were confused and riled up, and offered no good reason for their desire to see Jesus crucified.
I think this is very similar to our society today. It seems that no one wants to know God, the only true God, who hates sin. We live in a society that loves tolerance. God is not tolerant. It's not OK with Him that you're living with your boyfriend. It's not OK that you stay up late to look at porn. It's not even OK with Him that you stole that candy bar when you were a kid. Most people want to be autonomous. They want to do whatever they like and not be held accountable for it. So who would want to serve a God who has authority over every one and every thing? People who want to know and serve the true and living God. Even when that means giving up your autonomy.
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So the choice is simple. Give up your autonomy to God during your lifetime on earth then have joy forever. Seems like a simple choice, but so hard to do. God made us human. He expects us to fail but He also expects us to keep trying.
Dan C.
Even when the reward so totally outweighs the cost...and the penalty is equally beyond our comprehension (but, more deserved)! The gospel is one crucial opportunity where it pays to think past the end of your nose, not to assume things that you don't know, and to keep asking questions until you're sure they've been answered well and you've understood those answers.
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