Dead End

Dead End. I remember growing up in a little neighborhood where all the kids spent all day outside playing with the other kids in the neighborhood. It was a mix of boys and girls of different ages and abilities and the older ones looked after the welfare of the younger ones. We played in people’s yards and we played things like kickball and wiffle ball in the streets. We always had to stop and clear the road when any cars came through, but most of the drivers understood we were playing and were very patient.

If we didn’t want to be bothered with stopping as much, we would all make our way down to one of the dead end streets in our neighborhood and play there. With no through traffic, our games were interrupted less often. The dead end streets always seemed to be the best places to play. I remember one of the streets had a vacant wooded lot and we went in and build a small bmx track to ride our bikes in. Dead end streets were a valuable life experience growing up.

Now that I look at life with a whole new set of eyes as a Christian, I can see that the dead end streets that this world promises lead to nothing but eternal destruction. You can watch television commercials and think your whole life could be fixed if I just had this product or that job, but in reality, the only way your life can be fixed is through Jesus Christ. It reminds me of what the Apostle Paul said about one of his former colleagues for Christ, “For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica.” - 2 Timothy 4:10.

Demas fellow in love with this current world and not only deserted Paul, but it seems he deserted his relationship with Jesus Christ, if there truly ever was one. A prominent US pastor and author recently renounced his relationship with Christ for the love of this world sending shockwaves through the Christian community. Begs the question, did he know Christ or just know about Him. There are many people in this world that think they are Christians because they know about Jesus, but in reality are not Christians because they don’t know Him.

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” - Romans 12:2.

Have a great day and God bless.