Uncomfortable Dilemma

Let me make some assumptions about you the reader, and then pose a situation for you to consider – a moral dilemma.

Most readers of this blog have chosen to follow Jesus. You are eternally thankful for the grace of God demonstrated in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. You have confessed your sins and asked for God’s forgiveness, according to the sacrificial act of Jesus on Calvary. The Spirit of God abides in your life and gives you power and direction as often as you listen and yield. You love God, and on some level want the world to know the transforming love of God.

Most readers also love their parents, siblings, spouse, children and grandchildren… or whatever “family” they hold to right now.

What if…
Imagine that you and two other people are in a confined space with no hope of release, rescue or escape. The threesome includes a family member that you greatly love, a stranger and yourself. You and the family member have a clear and growing relationship with Jesus Christ. The stranger has adamantly declared that he/she is not a Christian.

The powerful person responsible for your confinement suddenly makes you aware of pending doom. All three of you have been exposed to a deadly toxin. There is one dose of antidote. You alone are responsible for administering the antidote. It cannot be divided or shared. It must be administered in the next ten minutes or all will die.

Who will live and who will die? And why? What does your choice and rationale suggest about your values?

On this Memorial Day, I am thankful for those who gave their lives in military service for the USA. I give thanks and pray for those families that are remembering mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons and daughters.

One Response to “Uncomfortable Dilemma”

1. Patti Shearer says:

   July 26, 2010 at 9:36 pm

   Hi, James and Carolyn

   How close God has brought us, not just spiritually, but geographically! My American/Hong-Kong Chinese husband, Wai-Choi Leung, and I live in Gainesville (at UF). We moved to Gainesville after Katrina in New Orleans. I will send some photos of us at Wai-Choi’s younger son’s wedding in Boston this spring so you can see the family. Please provide an e mail address so that they may be attached.

   I still travel to Hong Kong as a Christian professional. One of the photos I’ll send is of a lecture at Hong Kong University in October 2009. God’s call still rings true, as His does for you, too.

   Wai-Choi and I went to Houston to celebrate Ray’s mother’s 90th birthday in June. It was a rich occasion. Wai-Choi was a Fulbright scholar and a PhD student (in virology) at Baylor Medical School there, so the trip was a good occasion for connection for him, as well.

   I went on a new monoclonal antibody called “Xolair” for asthma between 2003 and 2008. It has been a near- miracle drug, and I was able to stop it in 2008.

   Much, much affection in the Lord to you and Carolyn and your family,

   Patti Shearer and Wai-Choi Leung
   married June 13, 2004 in New Orleans
   now at 9119 SW 47th Place
   Gainesville, FLA 32608
   352-222-5777 cell

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