Are we as the Church seizing the moment before us? As I survey all the evil, mental issues, and despair in the world, I have to wonder if we are shining the light we have into such a dark and desperate place. Too many Christians are content with being in the club and see no reason to shake things up or draw attention to themselves. Christianity is not a social club, it’s a war zone.
Our Sunday gatherings should be a respite from the battlefront where we recharge and gain more tooling to fight the battles we will encounter the moment we walk out those doors. I don’t know about you, but that’s not what I see. What I see are megaplexes with circus sideshows built for entertainment of the masses. I see leaders more concerned with appearing relevant than rescuing souls from the clutches of Hell.
Even in solid churches, listen to the conversations before and after church. Are they about Christ or about politics, sports, entertainment, or their latest social excursion? We talk about what is most important to us. How is it in a gathering of believers the topic of our conversation is not about the supposed object of our affection (Psalm 73:25, Philippians 3:8)? We delight in the trivial and ignore the majestic (Romans 1:25). I find myself ever more annoyed that God’s people consider church to be no more than something we do for an hour on Sunday mornings. I am not opposed to pleasant conversation among friends, but when was the last time you looked outside? We’re not seizing the moment; we’re wasting it.
Sin is a compounding illness and after about 6,000 years, the snowball effect is devastating. The world has never been more sick or desperate for the good news of Jesus. We don’t know how much time we have before the King of the Universe declares, “ENOUGH” (Matthew 24:36)! I heard an evangelist once say the one thing you can’t do in Heaven is win some to Christ. It’s too late. Once it’s over, any chance to lead someone to Jesus will be gone. That means every person we don’t reach will be on the fast track to an eternity in Hell. Shouldn’t that bother us more than it does?
We’re not seizing the moment because we’re afraid of what someone might think if we tell them about Jesus. I promise you they’ll think even less of you if you let them burn in the fires of Hell. We need to recognize the time (Romans 13:11) and double down on our urgency and commitment to do the job Jesus commands us to do (Matthew 28:19–20). Perhaps we let the moments pass because we don’t want to take the time. Is that what you want to tell Jesus? I assure you we will have to account for every idle word and opportunity we let slip by (Matthew 12:36).
It’s time we got serious, got over ourselves, and put Jesus first in every thought, word, and action (Colossians 3:17). The eternal fate of every man, woman, and child hangs in the balance. Wake up! (Ephesians 5:14–16).