god is dead

God is alive and well, but "the god Money is dead". Regarding Judgment Day, we are told, "Don't plan on buying your way out. Your money is worthless for this."

I am surprised by how much the Bible talks about money and how little we talk about stewardship. We talked about it at LYFE Group tonight. It's interesting to see the perspective our youth are learning.

What really grabbed me today was the vivid description of Judgment Day: "a day of distress and anguish, a day of catastrophic doom, a day of darkness at noon, a day of black storm clouds, a day of bloodcurdling war cries."

Consider Luke 23:44, "By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called loudly, "Father, I place my life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last."

Each of us will be judged by Jesus. One on one. Face to face. But we know that he comes with compassion. He comes to forgive us, because he loves us. Sin boldly. Make a difference in the world.