A Better World Begins With You

Well, I guess Mother Nature is pulling in on our reins bringing the world down from a full gallop to at least a slow trot with this corona virus thing. Sporting events, theme parks, movie debuts and most gatherings of people in close proximity have been closed or canceled till at least the end of this month. WOW! Who would’ve thought it? Pray for the medical staffs around the world as they deal with the tough decisions they must make.


Not only physical, but our world has many moral, ethical, legal, and spiritual problems. As Christians we are concerned about these matters; and rightly we should be. Imagine what would happen if the church united together to solve these problems instead of compromising with the world and fracturing in thought. For example, abortion is a moral plague on our country and the world. Millions of babies have been killed in the name of convenience. So, imagine the church focusing her energy and effort on eliminating this practice by encouraging the alternative of adoption into Christian homes. And imagine it was completely successful. Would our world improve? Yes. Would it mean that the world would then go to heaven? No. There are many things we could focus on that would make our world a better place. Eliminating the drug abuse problem; encouraging the holy state of marriage; Restoring moral principles so people would not lie, cheat, steal, commit murder or other such acts against one another would all be wonderful improvements to our world, but they wouldn’t save anyone from the pits of eternal hell.


We can’t control circumstances. We can’t control the weather, traffic, prices etc. We also can’t control other people’s actions, words, and thoughts. It appears that we have no control over anything. If you have good actions, words, and thoughts, who makes you do these things? It is not true that we have no control. You and only you have control of you. You control your actions, words, and thoughts. No matter how much we want to blame someone else for our actions, we must be honest and admit that everything we do is because we have decided that is what we wanted to do at that time. We might be sorry later, but we must be honest with ourselves: no one makes us do something, say something, or think something. We do what we decide to do. * Who makes you tell the truth? * Who makes you tell a lie? * Who makes you faithful to your spouse or honest in your business dealings? * Who makes you cheat on your spouse or in your business dealings? * Who makes you show kindness? * Who makes you mean? * Who makes you faithful? * Who makes you unfaithful to God Almighty? A better world begins with you!


[2 Corinthians 5:17] “...if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (ESV). It may all seem silly to some, but God’s plan is that none should perish, but that everyone will come to repentance and be saved from their sins through obedience to the gospel of Christ. As people become Christians and submit to the will of God, the world’s problems will become easier to handle because there will be fewer people doing fewer things against the will of God. If we want the world to be a better place, we must have more baptized, obedient, believing Christians in it. More Christians is the answer to a better world. “...if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). If you are serving the Lord, it is because this is what you have decided to do. No one can make you serve the Lord. If you are serving the devil, it is because this is what you have decided to do. No one can make you serve the devil. What will you decide?