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ARE
YOU TAKING A CHANCE !
by Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.
Jesus said, "What shall
it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose
his own soul?" (Mark 8:34-38).
Today's world seems to be
marked with a daring, adventurous, gambling spirit of
chance. Millions of people seemingly are gripped with
this spirit of stupor and slumber as to the danger of
certain things and have resigned themselves to a "let
come what may" attitude. There seems to be
a real challenge involved in games of chance and gamble - a
win all or lose all to "count the cost" or
evaluate the situation. In games of chance such as
gambling at poker, pool, slot machines, crown and anchor and
others, there seem to be no common sense, reasoning or
thoughtfulness involved. The player seems
possessed with a fever for the competition.
What time is it?
Possibly one of the most used numbers in the
Edmonton city directory is 421-1111. That is the number that
gives the exact time. Well, what time is it,
anyway?
It’s later than you
think! And very definitely,
Father Time marches on. That’s right, “Time waits for
no man”.
Do you recall reading of
Ponce de Leon, the 53 year old man who walked into a Florida
jungle searching for the fountain of youth? Was
he sincere? Did he find it?
Of course he was sincere,
and “NO” he did not find it. The year was 1513 and he’s
been dead ever since!
FOR PONCE
DE LEON, TIME HAD RUN OUT!
And one day it will be
over for us all. Time will not wait for us either!
What we do with our time is so important.
Some waste their time, while others strive to utilize every
moment.
PREPARING
FOR LIFE
How we spend our time in
our youth, often determines how the rest of our time is
spent!
If we prepare for life -
by time invested in the process of learning - it usually
pays dividends throughout our lifetime. How? A feeling of
accomplishment, more amenities, better working conditions
and financial rewards!
Often, young people throw
caution to the wind and sow their wild oats, but time always
brings with it the pay-day! A
harvest of unwanted pregnancies, broken relationships,
scarred memories, bankruptcies, bad reputations and
deteriorating health are but a few.
THERE
IS A GOOD SIDE OF TIME, HOWEVER. IT HAS A TENDENCY
TO HEAL!
Time often heals memories
and dulls the pain! Time allows you to remember the good in
the past and forget the unfortunate. And
time usually mellows us and gives us opportunity to
meditate, contemplate and think! Of our failures as well as
achievements, our glorious moments and our defeats; of the
joy, sorrow and pain!
ONE WORD OF CAUTION - Time
also is deceptive and can harden the heart of the sinner!
And time is so short. It is but a fleeting moment and then
it is gone!
All we’ve got to do is
look at photographs, step on the scales, go for a run with a
teenage son, attend a high school reunion or look in the
mirror. My, how time changes us
physically and mentally. And hopefully,
spiritually!
Physically, it is so easy
to allow a deteriorating process escalate. Mentally, we can
go either way - vegetate and become senile or get wiser as
we apply our brains to the ‘getting of wisdom’.
Spiritually, we should
draw closer to our Maker! And have more and deeper
fellowship with Almighty God through His Son, Jesus Christ,
Who died for our sins and was raised from the dead for our
justification!
WELL, SHOULDN’T WE,
since we are created in God’s image and are spirit, soul
(mind) and body? Some
people are giants in the physical and mental sense but are
unfortunately, spiritual dwarfs. Let’s
keep a healthy balance!
King Solomon gave the
young generation some good advice: “Remember now thy
Creator in the days of thy youth”.
And Jesus issued an invitation to
everyone: “Come unto Me all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest”.
IT’S TIME
TO CHANGE!
Premier Peter Lougheed
rose to power in Alberta with a smashing victory in 1971 -
unseating the Social Credit government that had reigned for
36 years - using that slogan! I’ll never forget his
campaign literature declaring, “It’s Time To Change”!
And it’s time for
sinners, backsliders and lukewarm Church members to change
as well. It’s time for Revival in the Church and an
awakening of ‘God consciousness’ in our
nation!
It’s not too late.
Repentance of sin, faith toward God and an acknowledgment of
Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour is all that is needed!
God invites: “Come
now, and let us reason together... though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool”. (Isaiah 1:18-19)
TIME SHALL
BE NO MORE!
One day an angel will
place one foot on the sea and the other on the dry land and
lifting his hand to heaven, swear by Him that liveth forever
and ever, that “Time shall be no more”!
(Revelation 10:5-6)
Then, the sun will go out
like a candle in the wind, the moon will turn to dripping
blood, the stars will fall from heaven. The sky will roll
away like a scroll and the earth will melt with burning
heat!
The clocks of time will
all stop and the ‘wheel of eternity’ will begin!
A thousand years will come and go - A million years will be
like a drop in the bucket and eternity’s wheel will just
have begun to move!
I WISH TO POSE JUST ONE
QUESTION - “DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY?”
YOU’LL FIND THE ANSWER IN GOD’S WORD!
If you wait until eternity
begins, it will be too late for you then!
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