Be good to your servant,
….that I may live and obey your word.
Open my eyes to see
….the wonderful truths in your instructions. Psalm 119:17-18 NLT

1 Peter 4:7-9 (<<click here to read the passage)

Lord, more and more there seems to be talk of Your “coming soon”. v7a Many feel that your return is imminent. And with the arrival of that momentous occasion, life as we know it will come to an end and new beginnings will be upon us.

It is of utmost importance that we are ready when You call…but are we readying ourselves in the right ways? Some spend a great deal of time trying to figure out as many details of the whens, and the wheres, and the whos and the hows of Your return as they can. And to what end? For me, it is enough to know that You are coming.

Others look gleefully to the end. They are happy that they will see You and that they will get to be with You for all eternity. And shockingly enough, some of those are equally as gleeful that “sinners” will get what’s coming to them. Finally, they will be shown to be right and those who didn’t agree with them, oh baby, they are gonna burn. What?! That’s not how You think, Lord.

The Apostle John quoted you saying,

“For God did not send his Son [You] into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:17 NLT

And of course, what did You say right before this?

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NLT

I want to be ready when You call, Lord, but may I be found doing my best to fulfill Your will this side of eternity. May I “be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]” v7b and “above all” may I live out a “fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others].” v8 AMP

Lord, Your command is that we not come home alone. Burden my heart to pray for and truly love others so they too can enjoy the great blessings of Your love.

(Feb 6th, 2017, Mon, 6:15 am)
Apr 4th, 2023, Tues, 7:08 pm