The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

~Will it help? Barman: Did you say the end of the world is coming? Shouldn't we all lay down on the floor or put paper bags over our heads? Ford: If you wish. Barman: Will it help? Ford: Not at all. ~dialog from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (PG) My wife and I saw this movie this past Monday. Ever since the first previews were aired we had wanted to see this movie. The good thing is we were not disappointed with the movie; it turned out to be pretty good. I found it to be adventurous, at times pretty funny and many of the effects were fairly impressive... and what'dya know I found something to write about. The movie sets the stage for the coming of end of the world. In a bar scene the above dialog takes place. The truth is when the end of the age comes there's not much any bag could do for you. Lying on the floor or taking cover in some sort of man-made shelter won't help much either. So what's a person to do? Are we hopeless? If we rely only on our own abilities(a) we are hopeless, but there is good news... we have help. The help that is available comes from God and through His grace and mercy(b) eternal security is offered. At the end of the age when the Lord Jesus Christ returns(c) those who have accepted this gracious offer(d) will be safe and secure in the ever capable arms of the Lord.(e) Those who have rejected this offer will be forever lost. Lying on the floor or hiding under a paper bag won't help you when the end comes, but accepting the mercy and grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ will ensure your eternity. a: Jeremiah 17:9 b: Lamentations 3:22-23 c: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 d: Romans 10:9-10 e: Isaiah 41:10 (thought history)