Jan7

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."
Ecclesiastes 9:10

Much sooner than you anticipate, you will be the silent guest at your own funeral. No doubt there will be relatives and friends present to mourn for you whom you haven't seen in years. After the preacher delivers a message in your memory, you will be taken to the graveyard, given a final farewell and buried.

The retirement that you spent your life working for will be gone forever. The new car that you worried about scratching will be wrecked by its new owner. The people who bought your house have just renovated it. Your personal belongings have been sorted through and most discarded. The dog has now made a bed out of your favorite old coat. Your clothes that no one would wear have been boxed up and given to Good Will. Your personal things that had value only to you ~ the carefully preserved flower, the lock of hair, the torn picture, the stained postcard, have been burned as trash.

You attended a number of funerals in your lifetime, but for some reason you just never expected to be lying in the casket yourself. Sure, someday, but not that particular day. "Maybe tomorrow," you always thought, "But not today." You remember telling the Lord each time you thought your time was close, "Not this time, Lord. Not today. Maybe tomorrow."

Sooner or later, everyone runs out of time. Paul states that everyone has an appointment with death and then the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). The only time that you can decide whether or not your death will be a blessing is today! while you are alive. Today is the day of salvation (2Corinthians 6:2). Today is the day to do the Lord's work. And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men (Colossians 3:23).

Sooner or later, everyone runs out of time but no one runs out of eternity. Doesn't it make more sense to spend your time preparing for that which will not end, rather than squandering your time trying to hold on to that which will not last?

Careless soul, O heed the warning,
For your life will soon be gone;
O how sad to face the judgment
Unprepared to meet thy God.
Author Unknown to me

Will you be prepared on the day that you run out of time?

May God bless you with a wonderful day as you make good use of your time at hand.

Love in Christ Jesus, Sandy