Monday, December 6, 2010

How will you be found?

Friends,

Of all the opportunities a man has to fall away from the Christian walk, I believe that the most dangerous is the one of benign neglect. The person might not purposefully rebel against the Lord, but no longer does he purposefully seek to obey Him. He grows complacent and perhaps even comfortable in his state, never once realizing that he has stopped listening for his Master's voice.

Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming - in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning - lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!
... Jesus, from Mark 13:35-37 [NKJV]

We look forward with great anticipation to the Lord's return. There is nothing wrong in that. Yet, He is the One Who Sees ... at all times and in all places. And so, why are waiting until later to pursue Him with energy and purpose?

Today is the day! The Lord has made this day for the great purpose of bringing us into closer and deeper intimacy with Him. It is not a day for sleeping!

Be encouraged, Jose

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