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Prayer Upon The Deathbed of an Atheist

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Basically, this theory says that all matter once sat in a single confined space the size of the head of a pin and then exploded; randomly creating the universe and everything we know and do not know. It further assumes that the earth while being formed was made up of some kind of "primordial soup" and that out of rock, essentially all living things on earth evolved. Now I do not know how you could believe that and claim to not have faith at the same time.

Because I have a theory too. You see the very word "universe" when broken down means UNI single and VERSE spoken sentence. My theory is that there was a single spoken sentence which accounts for the creation of everything:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." Genesis 1: 1-5 (NLT)

I make no mistake about it. I believe this as a matter of faith. But pinning down an atheist to admit such is very difficult. Hiding behind science to avoid having to face the depth of their own faith makes me feel bad for them truly. I do not know how you can look at a sunset and think it is just a random event. How you can look at waterfall and break it down into geological and gravitational constructs.

But regardless, this should give us all pause today to realize that it does not matter to God how we view what He has done. The key verses warn us that we will always harvest what we plant. How we live our life is infinitely important to God. I find it oddly ironic that to Christopher Hitchens the notion that we think there is a God who is concerned about us is infinitely arrogant. I say ironic because I can think of nothing more arrogant than dismissing God based upon the theories any man would come up with.

But realize today beloved that the atheist is merely mistaken. We can sometimes look at them with the spirit of the older brother and think that they deserve the fate that awaits them but it is a shared fate. The difference is we are covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. And here is the really sobering thought. When you hear Christopher Hitchens defend his faith in being faithless, you hear more about religion than God. It is credited to Gandhi the quote, "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

How sad but true these days. People on the outside are looking in and what do they see? The atheists, or even those who reinvent God for their own purposes are looking at us and what do they see? Do they know us by our large churches and shiny steeples? Do they know us because of our political activity and holding signs up at parades? Do they know us by our love or our hate?

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." John 13: 34-35 (NLT)

This wasn't a suggestion from Jesus. This wasn't conditional either. This is a direct commandment from our Lord and Savior. LOVE EACH OTHER. By doing so we will prove to the world that we are true disciples of Jesus Christ. Drop the spirit of the older brother that actually resents being saved! Because people are watching and eternal lives hang in the balance. I think we can lose sight of that sometimes in modern American churches. So much is focused on making this life better that we forget there is the eternal life to consider.

There is one great equalizer in this life and that is death. Steve Jobs found that out this week as well. Another victim of cancer, Jobs revolutionized the computer market and changed this world forever. Now he faces the one who created him. Soon, Christopher Hitchens will as well. One day you and I will stand before the same God and give an account:

For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.- 2Corinthians 5: 10 (NLT)

We all stand on the precipice of this life and the life that is to come. I do not want to be placed on the scales like King Belshazzar and be found wanting. No one is beyond the redemption of God. Not me, not you, not the prodigal son:

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!'" Luke 15: 32 (NLT)

Who do we view with the disdain the older brother exhibits? For me it was Christopher Hitchens until I realized that his time was running out. I pray today that God can speak into even his heart and save him and that the spirit of the older brother be purged from my being. In Jesus name, amen.

Reverend Anthony Wade October 11, 2011

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