In the midst of all of the uncertainties we have been
facing in the world, I have heard/read many comments about how this may be the
end of America as we know it… and then the Christian-based comments about how
it may be the end of time as we know it, with the return of Christ at hand. I
will repeat what I heard in a post today… not one of us can dogmatically claim
to know the answer to this… BUT we do know we have been told in the Scriptures
to be ready!
Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the
day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
The word “watch” metaphorically carries the idea of
giving strict attention to… cautious… active…
So, this week a simple reminder…
Whenever I teach passing at our camps, I give instruction
to the person with the ball so they will be in the right position to make a crisp,
catchable pass… I then also teach the player without the ball the importance of
being in a ready position to receive the ball and do something with it… These
things involve one’s posture and even the position of one’s hands.
This week I want to deal with a simple question and then
next week a couple of specifics about our ready posture…
The question for this week is: “Are you ready?”
There are basically two parts intended for that question…
if it is close to the return of Christ, (and we know for sure it is closer than
it was yesterday), ARE YOU…
·
…sure you are part of the team He is returning
for? You can know for sure… have you believed in the finished work of Christ on
the cross paying for your sin, and the resurrection providing new life… (Read 1
Corinthians 15:3-4)
·
…helping others to be ready for His return by
being faithful to the Great Commission (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:18-20) through the
Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) according to the Great Game Plan (Acts
1:8)?
We are living in crazy times, which should remind us of
the urgency of the mission! Ephesians 5:16 tells us that we should be “redeeming
the time, because the days are evil.”
Again, the plan for next week is to be a bit more specific
about the posture of readiness…
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