The World Is a Stage

 

The world is a stage on which we reveal our choices before God. He who exists in eternity paused eternity itself and created “time” — a brief window in which we may freely choose our eternal destiny. In the Garden of Eden, everything was easy. God’s perfection surrounded Adam and Eve; every option was good except one, the Tree of Life.

Today, the situation is reversed. Humanity continually mars God’s perfect creation. The knowledge of evil is everywhere, and opportunities to do wrong seem limitless. But there is still one good choice left: the Tree of Life, Jesus Christ.

Every day, we must deliberately choose good and reject evil. We must ask ourselves:

  • Do we love or hate?
  • Speak truth or lie?
  • Save life or destroy it?
  • Act as friend or enemy?
  • Help others or serve only ourselves?
  • Live for God or serve the devil?

Making these daily choices is the evidence we present to the spiritual realm of heaven. Choosing to follow the good choices Jesus has given us is the narrow road, the path less traveled. The world cannot understand this goodness any more than darkness can comprehend light.

Yet this is the path of genuine pursuit — a lifelong quest for a deeper relationship with God, a desire to walk the road that leads to His door, to do His will, and to become like Him is the path that leads to everlasting life in heaven. As we fall more deeply in love with Jesus, we become one with Him, as a bride becomes one with her bridegroom.

Our years on earth are for one great purpose: to prepare the way for His second return, just as John the Baptist prepared the way for His first coming. That is why, in the posts that follow, we will seek to know Jesus together. Our aim is simple but life-changing: to help you become more like Him. We will explore who He truly is, present a model of Christian living that both challenges and inspires you, and invite you to measure your choices against His. Along the way, you will gain fresh insight into:

  • the actions of Jesus,
  • the supporting work of the Father,
  • the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, and
  • the ministry of His angels.

We will discover the steps that draw us closer to God, the different levels of relationship we can enjoy with Him, and why those levels matter for fulfilling His calling on our lives. My prayer is that you will join me — heart, soul, mind, and strength — in seeking Jesus with everything we are. Let’s begin the journey.