The Two Hardest Days to be an Atheist
What do atheists do for Christmas? December 25th must be an awkward day for them. Do they spend Christmas vacation with their families? Do they exchange gifts with anyone? Do they reject Christmas bonuses from their employers? Do they do anything that is associated with Christmas whatsoever? Or do they disappear for a month? It seems in order to be consistent that atheists would need to reject everything the rest of the world is doing on December 25th. That would be a hard day to be an atheist.
At some point, the truth about Jesus and the existence of God is a very difficult thing to get around. Maybe atheists can recognize Jesus as a historical figure and simply call him an imposter. Maybe they can deny everything the Bible and the design of creation say and only regard the physical universe as some type of happy accident. But two things about God and His Son are so intrusive: A virgin womb and an empty tomb. Jesus came into the world through a door marked “no entrance” and he left through a door marked “no exit.” He was “Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know” (Acts 2:22).
God is not going anywhere. He is in everything we see and always will be (Romans 1:20). One can try to manipulate the facts as much as they can to fit them into their own system of unbelief, but the facts will remain. Even though December 25th is not the actual known day of the birth of Christ, and even though the Bible never commanded that it would be a holy day – the world still knows that Jesus came, that he was born of a virgin, and that he died and rose again. If not, there is no reason to celebrate.
Another day is coming that will be even harder for the atheist. It is the appointed day chosen by God in which “He will judge the world in righteousness by the One whom He has ordained, and He has given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead” (Acts 17:30-31). God is not limited by time, but there is a day on the human calendar already set in His mind for the end of the universe. That day is not going to be hard for the atheist because he is an atheist, for there will be no atheists anymore on that day. It will simply be hard for him because it will be too late to respond to Jesus so as to save the soul from eternal hell.
It may be convenient to be an atheist most of the time. You can do whatever you want to do and not answer to anyone. But now and then I wonder how atheists feel about the reminders of certain days. I wonder if they are too deceived to care anymore. I wonder if they are satisfied with living a life without any measure of hope. I wonder if they are extra lonely on December 25th. I wonder if they are ready for the day that is coming when their knees will hit the ground.
“For it is written: ‘As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” – Romans 14:11-12
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