With recent talks about the 21st of May, which is of course tomorrow (unless you’re in a different timezone), being the last day of the world, it has definitely gotten some people thinking. I’ve seen people respond by calling the people who have made the claim lunatics and false teachers.
It says in the Bible in Matthew 24:36 in reference to the Lord’s second coming that “concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”
With that being said, I recently saw someone post a comment about Harold Camping (the man who says he has figured out the exact date of the Judgment Day). I 100% agree that there is no way that Harold Camping or anyone else can determine mathematically or in any other way when the world will come to an end. Only God knows this! But then I saw someone’s reply to the post: “But what if the world really does end tomorrow?” And it got me to thinking, what if?
There was a catchy song back in the day by a group called R.E.M. called “It’s the End of the World.” The chorus goes “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” The song seems to give the message, “It’s not really a big deal; I’m good.”
I wonder if we as Christians have fallen into this sort of carefree thinking. “I’m good because I have my faith.” “I’m good because I know I’m saved.” What if tomorrow really was the last day of the world as you knew it? What would you do differently? Would you spend countless hours on Facebook, watch your favorite movie or play your favorite game one last time, or maybe spend time with those you love? Or would you pray with all your heart, go out and share the Gospel of Jesus and His story of loving redemption so that even one more person might respond to the Truth and come to know Him and share with you in the coming glory. I’m not saying that there’s one right thing that we should do, but I end with this challenge for myself and for others of faith:
Fellow brothers and sisters, let us live with urgency, as if every day was our last, sharing the message of Christ’s love for us in every possible way, all for the glory of God.
