Be Radically Saved! by Gene McGuire (Thursday, December 19, 2007)
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
“…well done good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:21)
COMMENT:You probably are aware that the Hubble Space Telescope is really getting up in age. It was launched on April 24, 1990. The NASA will send a space shuttle crew to upgrade and repair that marvelous invention for which they have big future plans. Well, all of you are aware that I turned 71 last month, so I would like to share with you the effect that birthday is having on me. When I make my verbal affirmations about my life, I declare that I will live to a ripe old age of 120. Now I truly am aware that the time of my demise is not in my hands; my Heavenly Father has already set the date. But this recent birthday has gotten me to start some very serious thinking about my spiritual situation. I want to move up to a higher level in my pursuit of righteousness. I want to be “radically saved”. When I meet Jesus face to face I don’t want to be ashamed before Him. (1 John 2:28). I want to receive all the rewards that are available. This desire is not from a selfish point of view. It would mean that, while on this earth, I will had been a good steward wisely using the gifts, talents and abilities the Lord loaned me while here on earth. So like the Hubble, I have a future mission far above the earth and we both need to be put into “tip top” shape.
SCRIPTURE STUDY: 1 Cor. 3:11-15
WISE SAYING: I OFTEN WONDERED WHY OLDER CHRISTIANS ARE SUCH AVID STUDENTS OF THE BIBLE. NOW I KNOW. . .THEY ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR FINAL EXAM.
Post Script: Those of you who are a long ways away from 71, don’t wait until that age to start thinking like me. Please know that I’m not being morbid, but today is the only day promised us. Remember that rich man in Luke 12:16-20?
Not a sermon, just a thought!
