"Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming." Matt 24:42
Is there any of us that does not expect to wake up tomorrow and do what we might do on any normal day? Whether it is going to work, school, community based activities or working around the house, we all expect to do what we always do. If we are leading lives that involve loving God with all our hearts, all of our souls and all of our minds, this represents a plan for success. If we are not, that is another matter all together.
Without giving it much thought, we assume that one day will lead to the next and the next and the next. If any of us gives thought at all to what comes after life as we know it, we typically push it out years if not decades into the future. The problem with this is that we do not assign any urgency to improving the aspects of our lives that are wanting. We think we have all the time in the world. Without constant vigilance, we may find that our lives could be required of us at any moment and that we may not be ready. It was said of those of Noah's time, "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be." Matt 24:38-39
The positive beloved, is that we have today. This moment is the only one of which we can be assured. And it is at this moment that we must take inventory and work on the things that are lacking. Just as we shore up our personal security by locking our homes and cars, we must, with the help of the Holy Spirit, shore up our spiritual lives. We do this by constantly seeking God's face and doing his will. Let us all get ready and stay ready, for surely the Lord is coming.
Loving Like Jesus,
Lee
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