Be Reasonable!

"There are only two classes of persons who can be called reasonable: those who serve God with all their hearts because they know him and those who seek him with all their hearts because they do not know him." (Blaise Pascal)

Sunday morning's preaching-- along with the opening video from John Piper, were strong reminders that unless I, like St. Paul, consider all that seems worthy in my life no more valuable than one big pile of stinking waste (next to knowing Jesus Christ), I cannot hope to live this life in a meaningful and rational way. My profession of faith, and my life, will not match.

I am forced to confront myself again with the question: "Do I know Jesus Christ, or do I only know about him? Do I cling to him as my only worthy possession? Or, are there still a number of "Christ substitutes" in my life that diminish my view of HIM. Do my words and actions indicate that he is supremely important in my life?

Thank you Tim, for putting the question before me again: Why do I still live for the moment, when eternity is before me? Why do I cave in to the crazy and insane ways of this world?

I need to get down to business and decide: will I live rationally, or will I continue making unreasonable and irrational compromises?

Do I know Christ (as St. Paul knew him), or do I know about him only? On the day of judgment many who thought they knew Jesus Christ will say: "But I know you Jesus!" And he will reply: "Depart from me, I never knew you."

Brothers and sisters, we'd best take yesterday's preaching seriously... the consequences of missing the point can be eternal.