Attention Getters


Yes…it’s that time of year. People bundled up as they brave the chilling temperatures, huddling together on cold concrete walkways, taking turns running to the restroom so they don’t lose their place, camping out overnight or for days in front of any electronic store for the smallest hope of getting their hands on the Nintendo Wii or Playstation 3.

If only God could draw such attention. Oh, wait. He did, back in His day. You remember the men who cut a whole in a roof just so they could get their paralyzed friend in to see Jesus? Or how about those magi who planned and traveled for nearly two years in search of the prophesied Messiah? And then their were the crowds who followed Jesus all day with no thought of food, forcing the disciples to bring a little boys’ lunch to Jesus only to see Him use it to feed thousands. And there are even current stories from other countries of how people walk miles to attend worship services. Some people stand through entire services that last several hours long because there are no seats available.

Maybe it is only in the United States that God is not interesting to people anymore. But how can we explain the hundreds of churches that must have multiple worship services in order to accommodate everyone who wants to attend? Our church is planning five services on Christmas Eve. And how do we explain the fact that people are willing to buy tickets to attend a free performance of our Living Christmas Tree? People are still interested in God. We don’t have to put on a circus to get people interested in God, all we have to do is lift Him up and He promised to do the hard work of drawing people unto Himself.

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