Last night I wrote about two editorials from the editorial staff of the Peoria Journal Star published on March 13, 2006, page A6.
Tonight, I will discuss the third one published that day. After discussing the death of two individuals and the heart attack of Peoria’s District 150 Superintendent of Schools, the editorial declares “At 44, 45, and 59, life is just beginning. All of us should do what we must to squeeze all that we can out of it.”
That is the end of the editorial. The editorial does not explain or clarify what the editorial writers mean by “squeeze all that we can out of it.” They are right about one thing. Life is not guaranteed to anyone. This is what the Bible has to say about it. “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14)
This is the problem. They don’t say anything in the editorial about our responsibilities for what we do with our life. Basically, there are only two alternatives available to squeezing all that we can out of life. One is to serve GOD and the other is to serve ourselves. Given the humanistic attitudes expressed by the editorial staff in the past, I’m afraid that their suggestion to squeeze everything out of life that you can is no more than a suggestion to serve yourself to the fullest. It is the “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you die” philosophy of the world.
That philosophy says that it is perfectly alright to murder your unborn child because you are more important than any other consideration. That philosophy says that it is alright to make abortion pills available to minors because you are more important than any other consideration. That philosophy says it is alright to let a comatose woman die of starvation because you are more important than any other consideration. That philosophy says it is alright for terrorists to murder children, civilians, and captives because they are not killing you and your loved ones.
That philosophy will never be accepted by GOD the CREATOR of the universe. This is what the Bible says about the “eat, drink, and
be merry for tomorrow you die” philosophy of the world. “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?” (Matthew 16: 26a) Also, “’But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
‘This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.’” (Luke 12: 20-21)
The choice? Satisfy yourself or satisfy GOD. Satisfy yourself and it makes a tremendous difference when you die. Satisfy GOD and it does not matter when you die—HEAVEN awaits!!!
Tonight, I will discuss the third one published that day. After discussing the death of two individuals and the heart attack of Peoria’s District 150 Superintendent of Schools, the editorial declares “At 44, 45, and 59, life is just beginning. All of us should do what we must to squeeze all that we can out of it.”
That is the end of the editorial. The editorial does not explain or clarify what the editorial writers mean by “squeeze all that we can out of it.” They are right about one thing. Life is not guaranteed to anyone. This is what the Bible has to say about it. “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14)
This is the problem. They don’t say anything in the editorial about our responsibilities for what we do with our life. Basically, there are only two alternatives available to squeezing all that we can out of life. One is to serve GOD and the other is to serve ourselves. Given the humanistic attitudes expressed by the editorial staff in the past, I’m afraid that their suggestion to squeeze everything out of life that you can is no more than a suggestion to serve yourself to the fullest. It is the “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you die” philosophy of the world.
That philosophy says that it is perfectly alright to murder your unborn child because you are more important than any other consideration. That philosophy says that it is alright to make abortion pills available to minors because you are more important than any other consideration. That philosophy says it is alright to let a comatose woman die of starvation because you are more important than any other consideration. That philosophy says it is alright for terrorists to murder children, civilians, and captives because they are not killing you and your loved ones.
That philosophy will never be accepted by GOD the CREATOR of the universe. This is what the Bible says about the “eat, drink, and
be merry for tomorrow you die” philosophy of the world. “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?” (Matthew 16: 26a) Also, “’But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
‘This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.’” (Luke 12: 20-21)
The choice? Satisfy yourself or satisfy GOD. Satisfy yourself and it makes a tremendous difference when you die. Satisfy GOD and it does not matter when you die—HEAVEN awaits!!!
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