What Would It Take

A foot is just a small step for a man. When measured against 1,400 miles, it’s nothing. But, when it is the South Island of New Zealand moving a full foot toward Australia, it’s news. You can find the full article here.

Another way to view it is that New Zealand got a bit larger – the southwest portion moved 30 centimeters, the east coast moved only one, so there’s a stretching of 29 centimeters between the coasts.

It took an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 to make that move.

What would it take to make a man move a step closer to Christ?

For Nathanael it was a simple phrase:

Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. (John 1:48-49 KJV)

For Paul it was a blinding event:

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. (Acts 9:4-6 KJV)

Paul spends three days in blindness before Ananias comes to him at God’s command. I wonder if he were even more shocked by what he was shown:

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. (Acts 9:16 KJV)

Will it take a massive movement of our lives, in similarity to an earthquake, or will it take the word of God telling us what we already know about ourselves? The Bible shows the road to Christ:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23 KJV)

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23 KJV)

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8 KJV)

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13 KJV)

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? (Romans 10:14 KJV)

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17 KJV)