If aliens arrived tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d ask them?
If aliens arrive tomorrow, what would I ask them first?
If by “aliens” we mean people who are not citizens of my city, I would welcome them and ask whether they enjoy spending time with us. But if we mean those alien to the life of God—strangers to His presence—I would have no conversation with them, nor any gesture of welcome. Perhaps the true aliens are those who have made themselves strangers to their Maker.
As I meditate, what truly matters in life returns to me like a sigh: the born-again life through faith in Jesus Christ—a life alien to the hearts of worldly people. Adam’s curiosity led to death (Genesis 3). The last Adam’s call to repentance leads to a born-again, eternal life (1 Corinthians 15:45). To believe or not to believe is itself a choice of the heart.
Sadly, the flesh rushes to believe passing myths while turning a deaf ear to God-breathed words. When that Day comes, who will be the aliens in the new heaven and new earth? And when that Day arrives, what is the first thing they will be asked?
While sight remains, may Wisdom be bestowed upon you as you reflect on what truly matters in life. And while hearing lasts, may His words ring in your ears through this poem.
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“Alike, Yet Not Alike”
The same words spoken, yet reactions differ still;
Different words spoken, yet the same cold silence still.
The same attitude shown, yet lives diverge;
Words light the heart—or make the heart diverge.
Let all who have ears, hear;
Let all who have strength, act.
When death suddenly appears,
We long for sameness—but it can’t come back.
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