A man named Anyon once said, “A life lived in fear is a life half lived.” After hearing about a prediction for the start of rapture, millions of people around the world started to live in the very fear that Anyon is talking about. According to California Pastor Harold Camping, the start of Rapture was to occur on May 21, 2011. Rapture is when the Christian are said to be taken to heaven, leaving the non believers behind to await the end of the world, which is now scheduled for October 21st.

Many people try to predict the end to the world, whether using the stars, calendars, earthquakes, weather patterns, the economic downfall of countries, or justifying that bad behavior can contribute to the demise of our planet. Researchers talk about how the incident in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina was according to some, an act of God in order to punish the bad deeds of the city.

Professors, Pastors, and Professionals will be predicting the end of the world as long as there is breath in their lungs. They want their ideas to catch on like wildfire and sweep the nation with fear, and to become famous overnight. People do such an act, in order to get their five minutes of fame. Let these men quibble, and feel a sense of importance, but do not let their words paralyze you. The Bible clearly says,

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Matthew 24:36

People will live in fear looking at the clock, realizing as the number changes, that is one less minute they will have. After a plethora of paralyzed minutes pass then, and only then, will they reach out and seize the day. Any day could be our last. We could die from natural causes or a freak accident. There is no sense living in fear, because then you are not living.

Take a minute and look back at what you were doing on May 21, 2011. Many of you most likely were not aware this event was going to happen. You played Frisbee with friends in the park, went to your day job, or lounged around in your pajamas watching T.V. I am sure you had a wonderful Saturday. Make sure you have many more wonderful Saturdays to come.