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"And
whatsoever ye do,
do it
heartily, as to the Lord,
and not unto
men;
Knowing that
of the Lord ye shall receive
the reward of
the inheritance:
for ye serve
the Lord Christ."
Colossians 23-24
Running Out Of
Time
Much sooner
than we anticipate, we will be the guest at
our own funeral.
No doubt there
will be relatives and friends present
to mourn us
whom we haven't seen in years.
After the
pastor's message,
we will be
taken to the graveyard,
given a final
farewell and buried.
The retirement
that we spent our life working for
will be gone
forever.
Remember the
new car that we
worried about getting scratched?
Well, it's new
owner just wrecked it!
The newlyweds
that bought our house
have
redecorated the
favorite room we just finished.
Our personal
belongings have been
sorted through
and some discarded.
The dog has
made a bed out of our favorite coat.
Personal
treasures that were valuable only to us
like the
pressed flower, the lock of hair,
the torn
picture, some special theater tickets,
have been
burned as trash.
We've all
attended a number of funerals
in our lifetime.
But for some
reason, we just never expect to
be the one
lying in the casket ourselves.
Sure, someday,
but not this particular day.
Maybe tomorrow,
we think, but not today.
Do you ever
recall telling the Lord,
each time you
thought your time was close,
"Not this time,
Lord. Not today. Maybe tomorrow?"
Sooner or
later, everyone runs out of time.
Paul states
that everyone has an appointment with
death and then
the judgment
(Hebrews 9:27).
The only time
that we can decide whether or not
our death will
be a blessing is today
while we are alive.
Today is the
day of salvation!
Today is the
day to do the Lord's work.
Whatever your
hand finds to do, do it
with all of
your might,
for in the
grave where we are going,
there is
neither working, nor planning nor knowledge
nor wisdom.
Yes, sooner or
later, everyone runs out of time.
BUT
No one runs out
of eternity.
SO . . .
Doesn't it make
more sense to spend our time
preparing for
that which will not end,
rather than
squandering our time
trying to hold on to
that which will
not last?
Let's prepare
ourselves for the day
we run out of time.
Be prepared to
meet God!
"Lord
Dictated Them"
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