Sunday Reflection: Rooted
I
saw a poster on FB the other day that in general said this: They (the person in
the poster) would rather have lived their life believing in God and Jesus as
the son of God and find out in the end that it was all for nothing than to have
lived their life absent from God, but to find out in the end he is real. (Paraphrased)
As
a teenager, I said something similar to the poster quote when a friend of mine
said to me, “You’re going to feel stupid when you die and find out there is no
God and you’ve wasted your time being all good.”
I said, “I’d
rather live my life believing in God and finding out he’s not real in the end than
to not believe and find out he is real and then live in hell, forever.”
First
of all, I need to say that I wasn’t “good”, just a teenager. Secondly, since then my faith
in God has become more than guessing if God's real or not. Knowing God, and his
son Jesus as my Savior, who died because all people have sinned, is strengthening. Where God is
powerful, he is also pure love. Where he is righteous, he is also forgiving.
“This
is what the Lord says:
‘Cursed
is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose
heart turns away from the Lord.
That
person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see
prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose
confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that
sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves
are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to
bear fruit.’” Jeremiah
17:5-8 (NIV)
We
may trust in people, self-medicating devices, possessions or ourselves, but in the
end those will fail us. Following God's precepts allows our spiritual roots to deepen in faithfulness. With this kind of relationship, we are more equip to manage hard times when they come, where we may bend, but not go down for good.
Blessings,
Teresa
Holy Bible source: biblegateway.com
Comments
Somehow it has gotten to be seen as sophisticated and educated to scoff at God. To see this majestic world in all its complexity, reaching out to infinity with pristine order and wonder -- and say like the 3 Monkeys, "I see, hear, speak no God" It is being purposely oblivious to the obvious. Have a lovely Sunday. :-)
Hugs and chocolate!
This is a wonderful post. Thank you!
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It Out