"So what if He is?"

The last article, ended with the question of whether you believe the accounts given where Jesus did the things He claimed.  Because if He did as He claimed, then there is NO comparison to any of the others - He IS the One and there is NO other. Yet, this poses another question, "So what if He is?" 

It is curious to me, at the ambivalence of many in today's society, that have no care whether there is a God, or whether there should be any attention paid to the fact that if there is a God then what does that mean for us?  Yet, this is not a new question. Pharaoh of the Exodus asked the same question, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice...?" Here is something to consider in this question, posture, and attitude.

• While it is phrased in the form of a question, it is the expression of an attitude and a disposition. While many see nothing wrong with it here is something to consider. When you disregard respect for something, you also disregard the rights and wishes of the people that do believe there is a God. This is a prevailing attitude among people today. 
• Enamored over the "rights" or "entitlements" of the mass opinion, what does it matter if there are those who want to listen to God's voice? If I don't have to listen to God, then why should I grant you any feeling or respect that you should? Ergo, This was seen in the incidence in Exodus, as well as it was seen in Rome, Nazi Germany, and other such establishments that adopt the same proud attitude. 

 "So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause."

Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) in

 "Star Wars III: The Revenge of the Sith

Here is the quandary. When we do not accept righteousness, when we do not accept the authority of the God who asks for that righteousness, what is left?  Well, man becomes "a law unto himself." Not necessarily a bad thing until someone comes along and says, "Why should I listen to you?" Everyone likes throwing God off, until evil and cruelty reign. Yet, this is the child of an attitude where we men "set his mouth against the heavens" (Psa_73:9), and "exalted himself above all that is called God" (2Th.2:4). 

When men exalt themselves, it is to their own destruction. When men say "it is

unsinkable" they are proven wrong. When men say "we can do it ourselves" they are proven wrong just like children and toddlers. Without guidance to proper and productive behavior, man CANNOT direct his own steps (Jer.10:23). 

The truth?  There is NOTHING to compel you to listen to, follow, or even admit that God is real. There is NOTHING to compel you to believe that Jesus is the Christ. But...you DO have a choice!  

• Door #1 - Believe God, follow God and understand an opportunity to live for eternity awaits you (Jn.3:16)  
• Door #2 - Deny there is a God, live the way you like, think only of yourself and understand the path of  destruction that awaits you and your descendants if you do.

Choose wisely!

Jim