A Spectacle Of Glory #301

Read: Jude 22-23

The 1997 hit movie Titanic was a powerful metaphor of a frightening reality. This tiny planet has absorbed a mortal blow, a gash in its side. Rebellion against God has set it on a crash course with hell, and whether or not we like it, it’s going down—dragging a vast multitude of people with it.

Stop and listen. Do you feel the tremors? The deep-down rumbling of something gone terribly wrong? Jesus said hell was “prepared for the devil and his angels.”^a It’s unnatural for humans to be there, as unnatural as turning our backs on a Creator who loves us.

God takes no joy in anyone heading for eternal misery. His Son, Jesus, is the Lifeboat, big enough and wide enough to rescue the perishing. Ask the Lord to open your eyes to the urgency of telling men, women, and children about the Lifeboat that will take them safely into eternity.

Lord, You know how it is with me. I get so wrapped up in the details of my life, my responsibilities, my preoccupations, and my travels that I lose the sense of urgency about Your gospel and the crucial need for people to turn to You. Please forgive me for my nonchalant attitude toward the eternal destiny of my friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family.