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(written by Harley Castleberry)

"Are we Just Half Smart?"

The human mind is a strange thing.  It is the force that has propelled mankind from walking in the dust, to walking on the moon and possibly one day, beyond.  Each of us can think, recall, store, analyze and rationalize.  No other creature on earth has this capability.  No computer can even come close to the capabilities and complexities of the human brain.  And yet, we can control our brains and overcome that little voice inside, convincing ourselves of things that are illogical, illegal, immoral are O.K. for us, in order to satisfy our own desires, goals and egos.  This makes me wonder if we are really just half smart?

For example:  Let’s say that I own an airline.  We can call it “The 50/50 Airline.” The rates are quite similar to those of other air carriers.  The personal service that we deliver is also quite similar.  We fly virtually anywhere that you might want to go.  The thing that makes “50/50” different is that our planes only get to their destinations about one-half the time!  Why, we’ve lost not only planes, but the entire crews, not to mention all the passengers. I’ll admit, we’ve had more than our share of mishaps.  Some people view crashed planes as being more than a mishap.  We like to downplay these little inconveniences and simply call them mishaps. We try to maintain an optimistic view.

Confidentially, would you fly our airline?  No?  Is it our rates?  Are they too high?  If we could cut them in half, would you fly with us?  Assuming that we could find a way to cut rates a little more than half their current price, would that make you a “50/50 Airline customer?  What?  Where’s your sense of adventure?  Are you worried about being a fatality?  We are all going to die sometime, right?
 

I think everyone is too smart to fly “50/50.”  It would be stupid to place your life in the hands of such an inept company.  There is a 50% chance you will make it to destination, but on the other hand, there is a like 50% chance that you will not.  “50/50 Airlines” can shut their doors.  No one is going to risk flying with a company like that.
 

Let’s look at another scenario.  There are those who proclaim that there is no God.  How, after just a few short years of walking this earth someone “knows” this, is beyond my comprehension.  They cannot attest to this with any degree of accuracy, so let’s say that under the circumstances, there is a 50/50% chance that there is no God.  If you doubt the existence of God, even at a 50/50 chance of being right, is your brain functioning properly?  We have just ascertained that there is no way we’re flying “50/50 Airlines,” and now we have convinced ourselves, or have been convinced by others, that there is only a 50% chance of there being a God.  There is no way we would put our lives on the line with that faulty airline, but now we adamantly place our existence throughout all eternity on the line!  As the Airline asked, “We’re all going to die sometime, right?”  That is a certainty!  

Where will you spend eternity?  Real estate advertisements and sales people are always conscious of location.  When it comes to eternity, location is everything!  

God clearly tells us that he will not always try to get us to come to him.  NOW, He says is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of salvation.  The manner in which He asks us to acknowledge Him is to admit to Him that we are less perfect than He is PERFECT (in other words a sinner).  Then He asks that we acknowledge that His only son, Jesus, came out of love to give up His perfect life as a sacrifice for our shortcomings, died on a cross, spilling His blood as a cleansing for our misdeeds, and that He rose again on the third day – triumphant over death forevermore!  Request Him to save you, right where you are – now – turn your life over to Him, and receive what He did for you as a GIFT!  Salvation cannot be purchased or earned.  It is the GIFT of God, through Christ, for all who will receive it!

You know yourself better than anyone else.  Look inward.  Are you only half smart, and registered to fly “50/50 ETERNAL AIRLINES?”  If so, the consequences are far worse than advertised!