It's All Relative.

Friday, January 14, 2011
It’s All Relative. There’s a heat wave sweeping through Arkansas today. As I sit writing this it is 22 degrees, and it will rise to a balmy 44 degrees by the end of the day. Sure, normally we would see that and say it’s freezing cold. But compared to the single digits we’ve experienced the past few days, and highs of just below freezing for almost a week, it’s warm. You see, it’s all relative.
I had a conversation with a friend a few months back. He’s a very nice guy. He tries his best to help people in life. He strives to be a loving father, husband, brother, and son. He even volunteers in his community on a regular basis. His statement to me was pretty simple: “I’m a good guy. My life is lived more morally than most folks I know.” The problem is, he doesn’t know Christ. You see, it’s all relative.
If I’m living my life in comparison to other people, I will at times look pretty good. Then there are other times when I’ll look pretty bad. My moral standing – my righteousness – will be relative to who I am around at the time. That’s a pretty shaky place to stand on the most important issue in life, don’t you think?
There’s one absolute, though, when it comes to my goodness. When I compare myself to Christ – God’s absolute standard for holiness and perfection – I’m awful. As a matter of fact, that doesn’t even do it justice. I’m not awful, I’m despicable. I’m rancid. I’m filthy. I’m sickening. I’m vile. Get the idea?
The truth of the matter is, so many things in our lives are relative, but this issue isn’t. God’s standards are settled, and on our own we can never in a million years attain to them. You can never, ever, never be perfect, or holy, on your own. Period. That’s not relative – that’s fact.
That’s why Jesus came. So today, if you’ve never begun a relationship with Him, would you consider it? We have all sinned, including you, and including me. And that sin makes us stained and blemished. And in order to be in God’s family, and in order to spend even a moment with Him, let alone an eternity, something has to be done about that sin. That is why Jesus came. On the cross His sacrifice paid the debt that our sin brought to our lives. And by asking Him to forgive your sin, wash you clean spiritually, and be your Savior and Lord, you can be ready.
All of the relative comparisons of our morality we can come up with on this earth will vanish in the first second we stand before God. Are you ready for that day? (If you’d like more info on being ready for that day, email me at pastorblakeman@yahoo.com .)


That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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