May 4, 2018 - Acts 1
Jesus said to them:
"It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his
own authority.” Acts 1:7
Don't wait for
SOMEDAY, surrender to Jesus TODAY!
There must be a calendar out there that we all use but never
see. Because most everybody has said
that “someday” they will do it … but I have never found a calendar that contained
a day called “someday”. J
Important things that are not urgent often get placed on the
day “someday”. We know they are
important, but feel other things are more urgent and need our attention. Bible study, fasting, prayer, telling someone
about Jesus, serving God’s Kingdom, feeding the poor, giving, and many other
activities all are listed on that special day.
The problem is most people never get around to it. One urgent activity gets replaced by the
next, and important things never get done.
Important things tend to be delayed until they are
urgent. Studying for a test waits until
the night before the test. Bills get
paid before finance is charged. Houses
get updated just before they go on the market.
Relationships get attention when they are in jeopardy. And God gets our attention when death is
drawing closer. That’s why people always
want to know what the signs are for the End Times. We want to know when following Jesus becomes
urgent, and then turn our attention to the important things of the Kingdom
then.
Jesus knows that having a date for His second coming would
not help our relationship, it would damage it.
We would delay the important things we should be doing and spend even
more time on the urgent things of this life.
The Kingdom would become less of a priority, and more people would end
up heading to hell. Knowing would be a
disaster to our lives. So Jesus said “it
is not for us to know”.
We act like tomorrow is a given, but we were never promised
tomorrow. Today is all we have. Your death could be just hours away, so start
recognizing how urgent the important things really are. Love your spouse, hug your kids, do your
work, share Jesus with your friend, give to the Kingdom, serve the Lord, study
His Word, pray! Make the most important things
in life urgent, and do them.
Because Jesus may delay a while longer … or He could be
coming tomorrow!
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