Writing on the Wall

  We got an unexpected blessing the week before Christmas this year.  Our eldest grandson Cole was able to come back home with us after our Christmas celebration at his house.  We always love spending time with our grandsons.  They are a source of great joy and fun to us.  They are also often times a source of unexpected wisdom and require us to take a look at things from a different perspective.

  During our 3-hour journey home from his house, we had to make a necessary "bio" stop.  When Cole got back in the car he proceeded to tell me about what he saw written on the bathroom wall.  I cringed with the thought of what was coming. I expected a question about the meaning of a certain word or phrase.


  "Neena", he said.  "I saw that someone had written on the wall, Jesus is coming soon, are you ready?"  


 I asked him how that made him feel.  He said "It made me feel happy.  I want Jesus to come back."


 Of course that made my heart sing with joy that he felt this way and understands what the Bible says about Christ's return. We've talked many times about the new Heaven and the new Earth and what the Bible says about we as believers in Christ can look forward to.


  Then he said, "but, to the left of that someone wrote "f...  Jesus" and then to the right someone wrote "who is Jesus?".  I asked him how that made him feel and he said "very sad".  Then he said something very profound for a 10-year old.  "I'm not sure which makes me sadder, what was written on the left, or what was written on the right.  I can't believe that people don't know who Jesus is and I want to tell them."  


 Wow.  The fact that people don't know who Jesus is makes my 10-year old grandson feel very sad and makes him want to share the gospel!  What a blessing!!  I used this opportunity to talk to Cole again about the great commission that God calls all Christians to.  "Go out and spread the good news!"  I then warned him that this won't be easy and that many suffer for that cause.  He then told me I was scaring him.  I was checked on that a bit.  I don't want to scare him, but I don't want him to be caught off guard either when he talks about Christ to the world and is met with great hostility.  There is a price for serving Christ.  That then lead us to talking again about when Christ does return and the rewards for serving Him.


  Our Church is about to embark on a Church-wide look at God's intent for the body to be "SENT" out to fulfill the great commission.  I expect it will be a great challenge for many--including me.  Although many in our own country may know the name of Jesus, most don't KNOW Him.  I pray this fact breaks our heart and drives us to go OUT and introduce the lost world to Him.  Then, with the power of the Spirit maybe in the future when we see written on the wall the question regarding people's readiness of Christ's return we'll see to the left and to the right: "Yes, Lord Jesus come!"