“They don’t want disciples, they want either converts or dead bodies.”

All right, so that’s an extreme quote, applied to a very radical faith of the Muslim Shi’ite. It is often a true statement of those that hit the news and act in radical ways. My husband has been exploring the faith of radical Islam (not inflicting the more run-of-the-mill, less terrorist-centered Muslim faith in any way), and one of the things he has discovered in his rather thorough research is that one of the pillars of this radical viewpoint is that the subjects of Allah need to hasten His return. There are two main pillars, and that’s one of them. Now, sadly and often shockingly, the method to hasten God's coming is to rid the world of infidels (if they won't convert). Now, this in itself goes against the whole grain of God's grace and choice He offers us, along with Jesus' ministry of peace and healing.

But there's a grain of truth I think we need to glean from that. Radical Shi'ites live like they know God is coming back. Like the know. Like they KNOW. Like every action should speak for the future they are sure of.

Now. I'm not saying that our God is limited by time and by our actions, because He is not. What we do does not drive or even influence they day He picks to return and both save and condemn. BUT. Though we believe Jesus is coming back, though we say we KNOW He is....do we act like it?

You can tell by the actions of many Muslims that they Know their Allah is returning. Can you tell by my actions that my God is returning in Glory and Power and Grace? Can you tell by yours?

It's unnerving, to live like the Kingdom of God is in you. Is here and now, and He is coming again. It's a bit complex to think about. It requires a focus, a main thread that influences everything you and I do.

But it is the light, the shining, blinding, unextinguishable light that we are called to live by. We are called to make disciples. We are called to do so by living with Christ in us and Christ returns