What would the world be like if everyone were Christian? Not forced to be Christian ... that just wouldn't work ... but if everyone sincerely accepted the free gift of Salvation through belief in Jesus. If this was a reality, how would the world be different? Let's speculate:
1. There would be no war, because (a) everyone would think of others' welfare before their own and (b) even if we had been wronged, we would turn the other cheek, not 7 times but 7 x 70 times. And we would forgive without exception and without condition.
2. There would be no hunger because we would not allow it to happen, not as God's hands and feet. We would have His eyes and would act on what we saw.
3. Everyone would have what they need. Not necessarily WANT, but NEED. We would all use our God given talents for the common good, and at our best levels of effort, giving without hesitation as we became aware of need in our global Christian family.
4. There would be no intentional murder, including abortion, because people would take personal responsibility and honor God by obeying him based on HIS perfect view of life and the gift sex.
5. We would be at liberty to love and be fully happy, without worry, without anxiety of what others might do. We wouldn't need to lock our doors, we wouldn't need to carry pepper spray, we wouldn't need firearms at all, except for hunting.
6. Men and women would live equally, as God intended it, per His perfect design for us.
7. No one would group themselves into races, as we would realize that we are all part of the same race - the human race. We would all realize that we were created by God, in His Image. Color of skin would be no more than a descriptor (e.g. the tall guy, the girl worth the darker skin, the man with the red polo).
8. It would be a world of love, compassion, selflessness, sharing ... it would be as close to Heaven as is possible in this temporal world.
But this is not the world that we live in, is it? So many of us believe we know better, that there is some other way to get to where we hope to get to. But there is no other way. There is only one way.
God wants so much more for us, but we - in our pride - have muddied the water. It's as simple and as difficult as this: we must all swallow our pride long enough to realize that we can't do this alone, that God knows this, and that He has made a way. It's up to us to acknowledge this and accept the gift.
I pray. Will you pray with me for this perfect world?
