Another Day

As I reflect on this generation and the coming ones, it is obvious that decisions and perceptions are patterned after the modernised culture of instant gratification. It is the wanting of satisfaction to be immediate (e.g. fast food, fast transactions, fast communications). There seems to be a mentality that satisfaction that is delayed is not worth pursuing for it is not guaranteable. One would rather be risk-adversed in personal satisfaction, and this can be seen partially in the blooming world of credit card usage. Why is there a readily acceptance of credit card financing in our world today? It is because satisfaction must be fulfilled first. Thus, the notion of working first for a long term benefit (deferred gratification), where the payoff is much later, seems foreign.

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This evening would be the start of a new series entitled “On Evangelism” for the church weekday bible study. Evangelism is a challenge for the Christian believer who tries his or her best to fulfill the command of our Lord. It is important to take note that the best evangelist that we should pattern ourselves after is Christ Himself (not Paul as many would put it, though Paul was mightily used in the proclamation of the gospel to the Gentiles) as given to us from the Gospel account. Christ came into this sinful world not only to preach the message of the Kingdom of God but to be the message of salvation.

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(Luk 23:39-43)  One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” (40) But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? (41) And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” (42) And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (43) And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

I used to be confused on the subject matter of conversion when I was younger (right up till my late teens). It is the way many potray the Gospel as an easy-to-do thing; pray the “sinner’s prayer” and be baptised. Those were the sure two ways of making sure that you have the right to call yourself a Christian. I know many people who are convinced that they were saved because of a prayer they uttered a few years back in an obscure time (in their own minds). Some have ‘accepted Christ’ because of the way the ‘Gospel’ has been presented to them; Jesus Christ is better than Santa Claus and Aladdin’s genie. Few have marketed that Jesus Christ will do wonders for your marriage life, and for your work life too.

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