Each day, there are literally millions of people who spend their lives in pursuit of sinful pleasures without ever entertaining a thought to “set your house in order.” Most every person assumes as I once did, "I have time." But do you? If you knew for certain the day you were going to die then saying "I have time" would be understandable. But since there is no way of knowing when your time is up, you are gambling with every day of your life without Jesus. Jesus talked about a rich man’s attitude toward his life and possessions: His attitude was, and I’ll say to myself, 'You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry’ but God said to him, "You fool! This very night your soul will be required of you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?" (Luke 12:19-20)
Unprepared people (referred to as fools in the above verse) have always been plentiful. Look at these scriptures I found: One such fool may say “There is no God” (Psalms 14:1), while another one says, “God is dead,” continuing to make a mock of sin (Proverbs 14:9; Romans 1:32). Yet others truly believe their religious beliefs make sense. "The way of every fool is right in his own eyes" (Proverbs 12:15; Luke 18:11). In reality, the drunkard tries to justify his drunkenness, the adulterer his infidelity, the thief his dishonesty, and the liar his falsehoods. However, if repentance is not forthcoming, according to God's Word, they will all meet at the same place (1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Ephesians 5:5; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; cf. Revelation 21:8; Revelation 21:27). READ IT. There shall in no wise enter into heaven ... NO UNPREPARED PERSON can possibly enter in.
Even so, there is a remedy for such people. The prophet Isaiah gave a remedy when he said: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon (Isaiah 55:7). It's actually really simple. When you are expecting company from out-of-town, or a visit from in-laws, if your mother is coming over, if Saturday night is card night with the boys or friends have answered your invitation to a party at your place, don't you prepare your house? Don't you clean it up? Don't you vacuum the floors and make sure the bathroom is sanitized and presentable? How much more then does your soul need to be set in order before the wedding supper of the Lamb?
Once we hear the news of the gospel and are aware of the Lord’s imminent return, we should take the initiative to seek and investigate the voice of the Lord and prepare our spiritual house for His arrival! The bible declares that there will be a second coming of Christ. When He comes, will He find your "house in order?" Today is the day of salvation. Now is the acceptable time the scriptures say. If you haven’t already, it’s time to “set your house in order,” and then keep it in order so you’ll be “ready” when our Lord returns to take his faithful believers home (Matthew 25:10; Luke 12:35-36 NASB; Philippians 3:20; Titus 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). The warning has come to you too, today. What are you going to do? I can only hope and pray that today is the day that you put into action, the steps needed in getting your house in order for night is coming to all of us. Will you be ready? Will your house be in order?
Until next time,
-Pat-
Such an important question! And so many scriptures that address the foolishness of those who put this off or simply don't beieve it. It is crucial ask this of our loved ones..."is your spiritual house in order? Are you ready for eternity"? As you mentioned, Pat, most think they have time.
ReplyDeleteI encourage you to really consider your spiritual destination seriously, here on earth but also in eternity.
God bless you, Pat, for sharing the truth of God's Word!
You're welcome!
ReplyDeletethx, pat. good word.
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