What I most struggle with after watching this(besides guilt) is how do we best act on it. How do we help people see that they are drowning when many don't realize it or even feel it? How do we make those connections that will get us off the rock and into the ocean? Any ideas?
Dave
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I'm not entirely certain how we help unbelievers recognize their impending fate, but I do think that is a large gap between our reality and the "vision" of William Booth. His words indicate a people who know they are drowning and they are consciously calling out for help; if offered, they would accept. A reality concurrent with this would provide us, I would hope, with a much stronger motivation to help.
I realize that this sounds like an excuse, but it is not intended to be. My point is this: As Christians we need to begin to see the world as God must see it--as a moment in time. Despite our inaccurate perspective our time on this earth is fleeting. The unbelievers around us soon will be crying desperately in that sea, but by then it will be too late for us to help them.
I believe the better image to motivate people may be to visualize the world around us as immature children who do not recognize the dangers they face. No decent adult would accept a child's refusal to accept help when that adult knows the peril that lies ahead. A decent adult would persist, and insist, and do everything possible, knowing that the child is unable to comprehend the consequences of their actions. Even if that persistence and insistence led to the child hating the adult.
I'm not sure how we convince the unbelievers around us, or even if we can. That, I believe, is God's job. It is our job to be willing to step in and be the physical presence to God's spiritual presence, and to do that we need to change our perspective about our purpose here on Earth.
Good thoughts Jonathan. Seeing others and ourselves from God's perspective instead of our own narrow, selfish one!
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