by Clay Reeves

Created on: September 04, 2009

The Importance of God in Our Lives

Do we need God as much these days as folks once seemed to? In this 21st century world is He as necessary as many thought He was, say, in Paul's time? When Paul walked or rode a donkey across the countryside, spreading the story of Jesus, the world was a vastly different place than it is now, obviously. At a time when just finding something to eat on a regular basis was difficult, Paul's message must have seemed incredible and wonderful! Their lives were often filled with the kind of sorrow and danger and suffering that we Americans can't begin to understand today. So, when Paul came to town, it had to have been a miraculous occasion for many of them. He promised a future that was glorious beyond anything they could imagine.

Are we still in awe of God's glory like that? I wonder. We can do so many incredible things now that were undreamed of when Paul rode that donkey across the Middle East (although we still haven't solved all of the problems in that part of the world, have we?), and we are so rich in terms of material possessions. But have we become too proud of ourselves? We're so full of that pride that we just don't always have room for God or acknowledge His greatness. Our lives seem to revolve around so much busy activity that is simply selfish or self-serving. How much money we have has become more important than how much faith we have. We work hard during the week so that we can make more money to spend on the weekends, doing all of those incredible things that we think we need to do. The "stuff" we own (or that we make payments on) seems to mean more to us than spreading the Gospel like Paul did.

My wife and I now have two computers in our house, and I suspect that just about everyone has one now. Just one of those computers is able to do more than a room full of equipment back when I graduated from college and began teaching. Not many people had access to them back then either - now I have one beside my desk at school that does our attendance and averages grades. I don't even have to use a calculator anymore! Through the internet, we have access to information and research beyond anything ever imagined before. We can set up our own websites, send and receive email, buy and sell all kinds of things on eBay and other online auction sites, check out the latest sports and weather, invest in the stock market, and download music and movies to be enjoyed later. My wife makes our vacation reservations and orders airline

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