Cartoonology Devotional 08-22-09

Cartoonology Devotional. There is great theology in cartoons and comics.

Pondering the meaning of life is never a waste of time, and living life without pondering it’s meaning can leave one empty. Ask any military chaplain if pondering the meaning of life is important. "There are no atheists in foxholes," said Capt. B.A. Arnold, an Air Force chaplain. "The pressures of the military tend to force people to ask questions about the meaning of life and death."

When U.S. Airways Airbus A320 safely crashed into the Hudson River this past January, people immediately began to refer to it as a miracle. It is not uncommon for people get a little bit of religion at times like this. Others, however, testified out of their Christian experience about the meaning of life in Christ.

On such passenger was Michael Whitesides who said after the crash, “If there’s anything I’d say I learned from this, it’s that God gets the glory.” “He made it possible for that plane to slow down enough to land.”

Jesus said that He came to give people meaning and purpose as well as eternal life. Without Him, we wander about aimlessly with regard to God’s will and purpose. That is not to say that we cannot be successful based on the world’s standards, but it is no secret that the worlds’ standards will bring no true fulfillment in life. With Jesus, we can face anything - even death itself.

John 10:10 (NKJV)
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 08-22-09