The global world we live in

One of the things that struck me while I was in China is how we are becoming very global in the world we live in.

Let me give you an example of that.

I visited the Forbidden Palace in Beijing, the palace where the emperors and empresses lived years ago. The Palace has always been a very secretive and private place where Westerners were not allowed up until a few centuries ago.

It's a beautiful place, a place of seclusion right in the heart of Beijing.

Here's what's ironic. Right in the middle of the Forbidden Palace is a Starbucks!

Is that not a metaphor for the world we live in?

East and West are blending to the extent that in a few dozen years Americans will feel comfortable living in China and vice versa.

We are truly becoming a global society.

The positive side of that is that it affords us a tremendous window of opportunity to connect people with Jesus Christ.

I love living in the day and age that we are living in. Internet capacity world wide is opening up doors unthinkable 20 years ago.

Text messaging and emailing give us communication with people in other countries in an instant.

Is it any wonder that Jesus says that in the last days there will be many who will be turning to Christ?

Jesus is coming soon. Let's do all we can to use these fantastic tools available to us to share our faith.