The Jesus No One Talks About

“And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!” (Nu 24:23 AV)

Balaam is speaking of the latter days when the Messiah sets up His kingdom with Israel.  He is informing Balak of the coming days when Edom and Moab will come under the rule of Jesus.  He is speaking of the battle of Armageddon and the coming kingdom ruled with a rod of iron.  We don’t hear of this side of Jesus much anymore.  We only hear about the affirming Jesus.  We don’t hear about the God, Jesus, who will rule all of His creation with absolute and final law.  What we get is a steady diet of a one-sided God who loves everyone and will judge no one.  This is not the God of the Bible.  God is holy.  And because He is holy, He must rule in holiness.  God created all things and all things belong to Him.  He has the right to do with that which He has created as He pleases.  If He chooses to execute righteousness and godliness in an ungodly creation, He has every right.  And, He will.  I fear for our current generation.  They cannot deal with reality.  Our current generation is all about the individual.  There is nothing that says, God comes first, I come last.  No wonder the statement above.

Visiting with as many people as we do can get discouraging.  The people we meet, by and large, are lost.  They have never repented of their sin and chosen to trust Jesus as their Savior.  Consequently, they are on a quick trip to eternal torment.  What is even more sad is the callousness in the hearts of those who know not God.  They seem not to care one iota of eternal things.  Not one.  It does not dawn on them that one day, their body will cease and they will exist in eternity.  The Bible is precisely correct when it says they do not like to retain God in their thoughts.  This one individual was indignant.  He mocked the things of God.  Not only did he not care, but he scorned the things of God.  How foolish.  My heart breaks for the countless souls who have said, I don’t care, or no, to the wonderful grace of God.  God’s love will not cancel God’s holiness.  He sent His Son as the perfect sacrifice for our sin.  He gave everything He was and had so that He might die in our place.  To the Lost, that is not enough.  They complain at the absolute wrath of God, but fail to see the love of God in the person of Jesus Christ.

These days are coming.  Even if today’s churches don’t want to think about it.  As we expound energy seeking for and attaining the affirmation of a merciful God, we refuse to think of a God who will exact vengeance on all those who refuse Him.  As we relish in the fuzzy feelings of God’s love, we choose to ignore the King on His white horse with the two-edged sword in His hand.  We don’t want to think of Him that way.  We want to think of Him as a lowly human, walking in modest apparel and sandals, blessing everyone He meets.  We don’t want to see Him as John describes Him.  Eyes like unto flaming fire waiting to take vengeance on all those who would scorn His sacrifice.  It changes nothing.  How we choose to think of Jesus does not change who and what He is.  He is almighty God.  Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is King of kings and LORD of lords.  Whether they want to or not, they will acknowledge Jesus and LORD of all.  Even as they slip into an eternity of hell.