WHAT IF.....

What if there really is life after death?  How many times does God need to give us assuring signals?  No apple tree ever arose without the seed dying.  No flower.  No tomato.

What if faith is legitimate?  How long have we believed many things to be true which we never tasted, touched, handled?  Historicity pummels us with facts of which we experienced not once.  Yet they are true.

What if the spiritual is real?  One cannot measure all of reality by eyesight.  Consider gravity.  Never is it placed in a container to be marketed; but it surely is verifiable.

What if there really is a true God?  This is THE major of all questions.  I believe He is.

It is incredibly disturbing to me that masses deny there is a God without search or study.  For individuals to honestly seek and conclude He doesn't exist would be one thing.  But, numbers in society meet this topic with a slight shrug of indifference.

This is not only foolish; it is risky.  Does one really believe that as a seed falls to the ground and dies that there is no sprouting?  Do we really want to trust our closing minutes of passing off into eternity to our friends' words who loved to mock religion and God and all who go with it?

Is that what we think of our own souls?  That we would rather not appear spiritually inclined because some would criticize us; or worse yet, poke fun of us for yielding to our Creator?  Just how selfishly dumb have we become to remain faithful to the herd of unbelievers without giving serious research for the benefit of the deepest part of our reality...our own eternal souls?

I understand peer pressure.  And, boy, do I get the hypocrisy of those of us who advocate belief in God.  We are such a mess that Jesus didn't throw down a $100 bill for each of us.  He suffered on the cross as full and final payment.  Does anyone really believe he will enjoy hell simply because he was so intelligent he could detect the many flaws of those who worshiped God?

What if there really is a true God?  What if the calendars of the world really do reflect the years since Jesus' birth?  What if there is something to this; but many resisted it out of ignorance?

Will individuals who are not inclined to believe God give the concept honest evaluation?  Will we take the chance to discern or will we indifferently yield to the naysayers who have not spent any time researching this theme of utmost importance?

What if the things we have mocked while gathered with our cronies turn out to have been a major factor in who we really are and who we can become and where we will live for all of eternity?  Do we have the courage to find out for ourselves or will we walk off into darkness without serious reflection?

If one should feel it a smart and even responsible move to select the right doctor or get the best loan rate, why would we think less of our souls?

What if....this idea of God and church and kingdom really is true?  Do you really want to close your eyes for the last time having ignored Him because that's what others in your circle believed?  Do you trust their investigation?  I don't think you really want that to be the case.  God is too important...and so are you.

This isn't a message to scare anyone.  I simply ask you to think.  It is a message that many have lived drunk on self-provision and independence.  The day is coming when that lifestyle will abruptly halt.  It is simply a wise move for all of us that we seek the truth of God's reality.

When we do, it is a very odd thing indeed, He will find us.