Growing up, I loved school because I loved learning. I loved learning everything except Math. While words were a gift from God, numbers were the bane of my existence. We always knew well in advance when we were going to have tests in Math class. Even with this knowledge, rarely did I study ahead of time. Instead, I would wait until the day or two before the exam, then because I feared failing, I would try to cram everything into my head I knew would be on the test. Sound familiar to anyone? Can I get an Amen?
We make plans with the assumption we won’t die until we are old
I think many of us live our lives the same way. Meeting our Creator seems a long way off just as those tests did when we were first made aware of them. We make plans with the assumption we won’t die until we are old. Yet, just as our teachers could throw a pop quiz at us anytime, God can call us home whenever he chooses. We may get a warning if we have a terminal illness, or we may find ourselves on earth one moment and standing in front of God the next. We really don’t know when our time is. Only our Heavenly Father knows the day and time.
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
James 4:13-14
We should be living each day as if our test is just moments away. Always in a state of preparation, sharing the news of Christ with others, loving on our neighbors, taking care of the orphans and the widows, and honoring God in all we think, say, and do.
How about you?
Just for today, live as if you know this will be the day God calls you home.
May your days be blessed!
– PSG –
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