“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will not all sleep, but will be changed”. (I Corinthians 15:52)
Hey Gang: Did you ever play “Hide and Seek”? As a child of a coalminer in the mountains of Pennsylvania we did not have the means to purchase the neat things available for our kids today. So we had to use our imagination and ingenuity to come up with things to occupy our time.
Our first line of activities centered on the river that ran through our three family community but we also had a repertoire of games that filled the empty hours with fun. My favorite, even though as the youngest and less experienced in such activities I always seemed to be ‘IT’, was “Hide and Seek”.
But there is a far more important “Ready or Not” just over the horizon that is not a game. Jesus said, “Be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming…for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will”. (Matthew 24:42-44)
Jesus, in the Olivet discourse, gave us a warning that all should take very seriously. He said, “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.” (Matthew 24:42-43)
“For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.” (Matthew 24:42-46)
Sooooo, what if Jesus cried out today, “Ready or Not Here I Come”! Are you hidden securely in Christ? Is your name written on the palm of His hand? I pray when “The Roll is Called Up Yonder” you will all be at the Marriage Feast of the Lamb.
Blessings,
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