A famous British judge, known for his strong
belief in God, sometimes encountered people who said they
didn't believe in God. He always asked them to describe the
god they didn't believe in. After listening to their reply,
he would tell them that he did not believe in the god they
had just described either.
Great truths are sometimes expressed in few and simple words.
One fit neatly on a bumper sticker: "No God, No Peace. Know God, Know
Peace." I'm not big on bumper stickers, but seldom have so few words said
so much. We live in a world of far too little God and far too little peace.
It's not hard to see the connection.
The Bible does tell us that there is wisdom in considering how short our lives are and in living our lives each day in the light of that realization and that is in fact what I would like to talk to you about today.
When people face the possibility of the end of their own existence it brings a seriousness to their understanding about life. It changes priorities and that is a very Biblical concept.
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and teach all nations to observe what Christ commanded (Matthew
24:14; 28:19, 20).
