I'm not sure about you, but I bet you didn't expect the news the morning of 9/11. Or to see the Challenger explode before your very eyes. Or the total devastation in New Orleans or elsewhere like Japan and Hawaii today. Reality is that our lives can be radically changed in an instant. Maybe you've never been impacted by an "act of God" but just as quickly your life can be changed forever by a choice. Sometimes that is by your own choice and sometimes by the choice of another. I often get overwhelmed keeping up with the news in times like these. It is easy to give in to fear or to despair when so much is uncertain or there is so much devastation that results in much pain and suffering. The truth is, this is not our home. We wait for a day for our great King and Savior to return so we can live forever with him in a world that will not change in a moment's notice. Jesus tells us to watch and be ready for that day. Just like so many have been caught by surprise by things recently-earthquakes, political unrest, etc, we don't want to be caught by surprise when Jesus returns. I don't want to be caught by surprise and unprepared. I know many who when that day comes will not be prepared to meet Jesus-they will not know him. While I am praying for the many affected by all that is going on in the world right now, I need to hold loosely to my life and remember that many are facing an eternity without knowing Jesus-separated from him. Am I ready? Am I doing all I can to help others be ready? For one day it may be my time when just like that, everything changes.
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March 2016
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