Good News To The World
Good news to the world is the most important phrase that all
Christians are looking at. The phrase of Jesus gives significant reflection on
our faith. It is our great task to stand firm to the end, to proclaim the good
news to the whole world. And to hold on to him who rose victorious from the
grave. The raging torrents and waves of our tumultuous times have made it very
hard not to lose sight of the light and not to let ourselves drift away into
the darkness.
The powers and principalities not only show their presence
in the unsettling political and economic situation of our day but they also
show their destructive presence in the most intimate places of our lives.
Our faithfulness in relationship is severely tested, our innocence
of belonging is questioned again, our anger and greed show their power with new
vehemence, and our desire to indulge ourselves in the despairing hedonism of
the moment proves to be stronger than ever. It is the good news of the world
that will suffice our faith, and will keep our faith always during the moment
of adversities.
Yes, the dangers are very real. It is not impossible that we
become false prophets shouting ‘look here is the Christ’, or ‘he’s there’, that
we’ll deceive people with our self-proclaimed assurances. And that not only
others love, but even our own will grow cold.
Our compulsive wordy and mind-minded world has a firm grip on us
and we need a very strong and persistent discipline not to be carried away by
it.
