Something Real - - Just Give me Jesus!

 

                     Something Real - Just Give Me Jesus!

Notice how people talk about Life-Force, Intelligent Design, "May the Force be with you" - and all those other euphemisms that sound more culturally correct and less offensive than using the word 'God'?

Aren't you tired of it?

C S Lewis was certainly a "been there - done that" kind of guy. He converted from atheism to Christianity as a young adult. Here are some of his thoughts:

"One reason why many people find Creative Evolution so attractive is that it gives one much of the emotional comfort of believing in God and none of the less pleasant consequences.

When you are feeling fit and the sun is shining and you do not want to believe that the whole universe is a mere mechanical dance of atoms, it is nice to be able to think of this great mysterious Force rolling on through the centuries and carrying you on its crest.

If, on the other hand, you want to do something rather shabby, the Life-Force, being only a blind Force, with no morals and no mind, will never interfere with you like that troublesome God we learned about when we were children.

The Life-Force is a sort of tame God. You can switch it on when you want, but it will still not bother you - 

All the thrills of religion and none of the cost.

Is the Life-Force the greatest achievement of  wishful thinking the world has yet seen?"

                                                    -- from Mere Christianity

[Well, as far as I am concerned, you can keep your Life-Force, Intelligent Designer and all those meaningless results of "wishful thinking" - just give me Someone real - a personal God  who created me for a reason - whose accountability gives meaning and purpose to the world - just give me Jesus!

I want that God who loved His creatures so much that He humbled Himself to join our race - redeemed us - and has eternal happiness in store for us - Yes, just give me Jesus!]