Not an Escapist

During these long holidays, there are a lot of slots that I need to fill them up with something such as event, activity, or hobbies. Mostly, I would spend time to be a nerd to enjoy reading some nice books that I longed to finish badly. Majority of the books are English books regarding Christianity. I think it shouldn’t be a mistake to spend time reading those books to know more about my faith and understand some doctrines that I need them to get rooted in my mind as the elders in Church advice me to get myself well-equipped spiritually before stepping into the society.

I thank God that so far I have finished a book entitled “Jesus, The King”. There are total 18 chapters in the content of the book, and 261 pages. I think I read it quite consistently; I took at most two day to finish one chapter. I think within one and a half month, I finished reading the book patiently. I have learnt a lot from this book about Jesus and his divine nature. I had been touched and meanwhile astonished by the ways the author interpreted the Gospel of Mark through his humble heart which tries to glorify the name of God in every single things Jesus did and said.

Through the Gospel of Mark, the author, Timothy Keller tried to deliver some messages that normally people find it hard to perceive and understand. Those messages are all unperceivable with prideful nature of man, because they are all against the distinct of man for being self-centered. But with love and the wisdom of God, those seemingly non-logical and foolish doctrines are really glorious, priceless, and beautiful. The more I read the book, the more I believe that I am useless at all myself. Because what it took to save our life is really priceless and overwhelming to the extent that I don’t think I deserve but somehow it just meant to happen. He just loves us that much until he sacrificed his only son to us for the salvation of our doomed souls and the forgiveness of numerous sins. I thank God for everything; I can pay back with nothing.

Bible stories have been regarded as encouraging stories and even fairy tales to some people. Some find it a mere fairy tale which is not real at all and find Christians are all “escapist”. This is because in the whole salvation process conducted by the son of God, Jesus recorded by Mark in the book of gospel ended up with Jesus’s resurrection and he was lifted up to heaven with 500 witnesses, and he promised to the believers of his return for judgement.

The crucifixion of Jesus is for the forgiveness of our sins and the salvation of our fallen soul, the resurrection of Jesus is for our faith to be prosperous, the being lifted up to heaven of Jesus is to give us the Holy Spirit, the counselor of our heart once he left us to our heavenly father, and the promise of his return is to restore our hope well until the day he returns. This is a beautiful plan which is definitely unchangeable and the triumph of God is destined to be granted eventually. It isn’t like a mere happy ending that we could find in many dramas or movies. It is actually a fact that happened to be a history of the world! Our faith isn’t dead because he is alive, even death was overcome by the son of God! That’s why I believe that I am not an “escapist”. Haha!!!