Gazing into Heaven

Quite a buzz was created recently with Harold Camping's prediction of Christ's return on May 21st and the catastrophic end of the world following shortly thereafter.  Well, May 21st came and went, and we're still here.

Mark 13:32 says,"But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone."  Well, if Jesus (the Son) doesn't know the day or hour of his return for his children, what makes Harold Camping think God would reveal it to him?  Should we anticipate and be ready for the day Jesus will return, most definitely.  But why be consumed in a quest to know what God obviously does not want us to know, while making oneself look ridiculously stupid in the process?  Our lives can be better spent living for God than standing around gazing into Heaven waiting for his return.  A former pastor once said, "Don't be so heavenly minded, you are of no earthly good."  Good advice...

"Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”  Acts 1:11

Copyright 2011 Charlotte Laney