3 Minutes about Jesus

 

3 minutes to share something about Jesus, where to start?  In Youth Sunday School class the students will answer “Jesus” to any question they don’t know the answer to.  If they weren’t paying attention and didn’t even hear the question they will give that answer. The funny thing is they are often right.

Over the past couple of days the world has been faced with some horrifying events.  These events happen quite often but we seem to not care about them until they happen close to home.  In Canada we look at the events that happened in Newtown and explain them away as an American problem but the truth is evil abounds here as well.

Here's the thing, this world that we live in is broken. The indelible stain of sin marks each and every human on this planet. We go through our lives pretending that this is not the case, but then every once and awhile we see evil up close are horrified by that which we see.

I am horrified by the levels of evil some people will go to causing pain and suffering to many but if I am honest with myself the evil is inside me as well.  Sinful thoughts go through my mind and if I was to give into them what a trail of selfishness, arrogance and anger I would leave behind.  The Bible is clear that we have all sinned and fall short of God’s glory.

When we see evil we are forced to look for a solution.

The solution will not be legislation, funding for counselors, mental health screening, or gun control (though I'm not against any of those). The solution is strong families, love for one another and kindness to all. Basically, the solution is us humans turning back to God and paying attention to the wisdom of the scriptures.

Ultimately, this world will never be free from evil until the return of Christ. But things get significantly better when the people turn back to God.

Once again the youth Sunday School class is right.  Jesus is the answer.  It is only through him the veil of sin can be lifted from our hearts.