I turned on the TV to see the usual presenters only to see
that there were new ones. They must have fired them or they were on Christmas leave.
It was silly to have them both on leave at the same time. The new presenters
seemed very nervous and unprofessional. They were to say it bluntly, quite
useless. I started to listen carefully and then started sweating. The news was
about the disappearance of people off the planet. People had just gone. What
got my attention was when the presenter said in a very sarcastic tone that it
seemed to be mainly religious fundamentalists and that the world was better
without them. They were talking about my mom. Now I was really worried.
I grabbed the phone and dialed again, still no answer. I
called her friend Betty. The phone was answered by her daughter Melissa. She
had not seen my mom and wanted to know if I had seen her mom. Maybe they were
together at one of those prayer meetings at the church and their phones were on
silent.
I grabbed the car keys and headed for the car. I was going
to see what was going on at the church. I was getting very freaked out. I
remembered being taught about the Rapture. The Rapture was time when all
Christians would disappear and be with God. I had always though it was rubbish,
much like all the other myths in the Bible. Ridiculous and made up fairy tales.
When I got to the church there were cars in the car park. I
ran inside to find the building empty. It was very, very weird. There were so
many cars and yet no one in the building. I was about to leave when I heard
sobbing in the corner. I ran to see who it was. It was the Pastor. I had met
him a few times before. He was on his knees crying his eyes out. He looked at
me and said. “So you also got left behind”. I knew what he meant. It had
happened. God’s time had come. I burst into tears and collapsed to my knees and
began praying. I had not done that in years.
There is a time limit. No one knows what it is. God is a patient
God and has given mankind many years to make a decision to follow him. He’s
given you many years as well. How many more years will he give you to make up
your mind? Perhaps you have made up your mind already by not making a decision.
At some point we will all stand before God and be judged for our relationship
with him and how we have accepted him. For those who have not accepted there is
eternal torment in the fires of hell. God Loves us but also has to be true to
us in his wrath and in his judgment. After all we have done, we deserve
punishment. He has given us a way out. Don’t wait too long to make your
decision. You might run out of time.
Cheers
Greg