"For the Lord himself will descend from
heaven with a shout, with the archangel's voice and with the trumpet of
God...then we who are still alive will be caught up together
to meet the Lord in the air."
1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17
I talked to a Moslem this week about the end of the world. Together, we lamented about the increasing hostility towards Syria, the conflicts and tensions caused by terrorism, rising crime and hatred between the races.
What does one do when the world is about to end? Jesus tells us to watch and pray. Paul tells us to encourage each other. (1 Thessalonians 4:18) We are not, clearly, supposed to sit idly by and wait for him while twiddling our thumbs or wringing our hands.
We are still called to be salt and light in a desolate world that needs to see,
hear and experience hope.
The end of the world? Perhaps. But not the end of my faith; not the end of my assignment, not the end of this journey--not until the last trumpet sounds and He calls me home.
What does one do when the world is about to end? Jesus tells us to watch and pray. Paul tells us to encourage each other. (1 Thessalonians 4:18) We are not, clearly, supposed to sit idly by and wait for him while twiddling our thumbs or wringing our hands.
We are still called to be salt and light in a desolate world that needs to see,
hear and experience hope.
The end of the world? Perhaps. But not the end of my faith; not the end of my assignment, not the end of this journey--not until the last trumpet sounds and He calls me home.
