WHERE DID THE TIME GO?
To snatch the passing moment and examine it for signs of eternity is the noblest of occupations. –Halle
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5
Seems like yesterday, I was holding my son for the first time. Now, he is 28 and married. Did I invest my time with my children wisely or did I waste it on things that really don’t matter? Did I invest in them in light of eternity? Did I do all I could do?
We cannot go back and change how or what we did while our kids were growing up. All we can do is start living our lives in light of eternity—today!
WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY?
We have to live but one day at a time, but we are living for eternity in that one day.–Anonymous
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 1 John 5:12
Someone once said, “You are now become what you will one day be.” Many would like to think, what they do today has no impact on what they do tomorrow. That is far from the case friend! What you are seeing with your eyes, hearing with your ears, smelling with your nose, and touching with your hands, will influence your future actions! What I smell today at the restaurant will impact what I order next time. What I see on the computer today will direct my clicks tomorrow. What I hear on the radio today will guide my tuning tomorrow. What I touch with my hands today will either keep me in check or may land me in jail.
Friend, what you do with the Gospel message today will impact you for eternity! We are not guaranteed tomorrow. We may not even alive. We may be in a accident, in the hospital, or may even be unidentifiable. Where will you spend eternity if today was your last day on Earth?
ARE YOU LIVING IN THE LIGHT OF ETERNITY
He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time. -Carlyle
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2
Living in the light of eternity has the meaning of a great expectation of the imminent return of the Lord Jesus. It does not mean we sit back and do nothing. What we need to do is be patiently preparing for His return, patiently pondering His return, and patiently proclaiming His return. As we live in that light, we will see Him continuously working in the lives of the lost, hurting, and dying of this world!
Are you living in the light of eternity or are you living in your own light?
I hope you're going!
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. Hebrews 2:12
Bus workers are you excited? Teachers are you prepared? Choir are you tuned up? Pastor are you prayed up, studied up, and confessed up? If so, GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH expecting to meet with the Lord today!
Sinner friend, there is someone waiting for you at church today. Why not put a smile on their face by you GETTING UP, GETTING READY, and GOING TO CHURCH? It may make the difference for you for all of eternity!