Remember that time we walked around on earth?

"You are my refuge and shield; in your word I hope." - Psalm 119:114

C.S. Lewis once said, Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic or the Lord.  That the fact that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God was either as crazy and ridiculous as someone claiming to be a poached egg, or that it was a complete lie, or that He was in fact the Son of the Living God - the Word became flesh.

I don't want this to be a theological debate, you can do more research on this topic if you'd like...but let's break it down:

A lunatic would not have had so many followers...people don't follow crazy people to death.
And a liar wouldn't have taken his lie so far as to be crucified for it.

That leaves us with one last option...Truth be told:  Jesus Christ is the son of God, the second person of the Trinity.

My second proof: They don't even make Jesus is "lunatic or liar" t-shirts.

Assuming you're on board with me at this point (if not, I cannot wait until you are), then we as Christians better get our act together.  If everything that Jesus taught was true...then why don't we place our hope and trust in Him in every aspect of life.  Why do we still sin?  Why haven't we properly trained our conscience to follow this God?  The One who flat out told us, only some 2,000 years ago that He was "the way, the truth and the life", that He was the way to happiness, fulfillment, and love - no, that He is love!

Why is it not a big deal when sin enters a conversation or a situation. And why is it such a big deal that we don't get involved in other's business, when we know that people are trapped in such massive sin?  Why don't we stand up for the truth Himself, He who was un-deservedly crucified for us?  Why don't we speak up?

Let us hope in the Lord, and keep this life and the next in proper perspective.  My friend and I were joking about how funny it's going to be when (God-willingly) we are in Heaven and we say to each other, "Remember that time we walked around on earth?"  This life is too short not to speak up in these situations, because it could literally determine our eternity. We have two options: Heaven or Hell.  That's right, we choose.  We will not only be judged by the sinful actions that we commit, but by the loving actions that we omit.  And if we truly believed that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, our Savior, then why aren't we shouting it on the rooftops for all the world to hear!  St. Francis said, "preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary use words."  I think a lot of us take this as a cop-out...because there are SO many times that we keep quiet, when words are necessary!  Wake up call: We need to start first of all living out our faith boldly, and secondly speaking it. Out loud. In situations that aren't comfortable.  Pope Benedict XVI said, "you are not made for comfort, you are made for greatness."  Truth be told again: We must stand up for truth.

"You are my refuge and shield; in your word I hope."