Monday, October 26, 2009

Stay Awake

Mark 13: 32- 37 "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake-for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."

In the hecticness of life, it is natural and easy to lose sight of our destination. We forget most days, weeks, months that Jesus is coming back.

THIS IS NOT ALL THERE IS TO LIFE.

The aroma of life, of busy mornings, quick lunches, soccer games, laundry, shopping, class projects, Sunday sermons, vacations, bills, lawns, shoveling snow, tragedy, weddings, stubbed toes, etc., lull us all into a trance - a cocoon of sorts - that this is our home - We are snuggled up inside our cocoon we call life. We are warm and comfortable and rarely look beyond our shell AS IF THIS WERE OUR HOME.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN ~ THIS IS NOT OUR HOME.

Jesus is coming back.

Don't allow the aroma of life to lull you to sleep. Stay awake. Flee the tentacles of life that can drag you into complacency or apathy. Heed Christ's warning. STAY AWAKE.

Diane

1 comment:

Beverly said...

I arose very early this morning and was prompted to turn on my computer, when the message I read was AWAKEN. So obviously my must read on th anothoer Victory Call. I think God got me out of bed early to meet with me this morning. Thank You Victory Call for being there in the wee hours of the morning.