As I glanced around the
room and saw all those faces of the people I loved, I couldn’t stop the smile
coming to my face. Everything seemed to
be going right.
Suddenly a trumpet
sounded and time went into slow motion.
Somehow we all knew it was coming and we all knew what it meant. The Rapture was taking place. We were all taken away…everyone, that is,
except for one friend. As I was whisked
away, I desperately tried to somehow make my friend come along…But I couldn’t….
The dream continued…
In fact, it seemed to
be doing an instant replay in a different location, only this time I couldn’t
enjoy the moments with friends. I fought
hard. I knew what was coming and I didn’t
want to face it again.
Right before the
trumpet sounded, I found myself trying to make it all come to an end. I wanted my friend to make it along this
time. But I couldn’t. The trumpet sounded and once again we were
all whisked away…everyone, but my friend.
My heart pounded and I
shook with fright as I jolted awake. A
dream….it was just a dream.
“Why, God? Why??
Why would you let me experience that?”
Months later I woke
with a startle. In my mind I knew I was
supposed to do something…but what??
This time the dream was
a little less personal, but ever so urgent and important. My mind ran continually…attempting to figure
out the reason behind it all.
“God, please show me…”
We have been given the gift of life
and for us to live it however we want is downright stupid. Our lives are so incredibly short + there’s
no time to waste. There are people
around you every day. Some of them may
be Christians + others may have never heard of Jesus. That makes us responsible.
God continually brings these dreams
to my mind and with them the seriousness of life. I don’t think we will ever fully
understand. But we can act wisely.
I know there are days when I make
mistakes. Fact is I do it all the time. Sadly I wish I could overcome that, but my
human strength is too weak to do it on my own.
My only hope is Jesus. And He is the Lifeboat.
All of us are on a sinking
ship. Some of us know of the existing
Lifeboat. Others have no idea. And still more are choosing to believe they
will somehow make it without the Rescuer.
Say your house is burning down…
Your neighbor quietly walks to your house and rings the doorbell…waits a few
minutes and rings it again. Finally you
realize, so you make your way to the door.
Once you see your neighbor, you begin to chat about life and the
everyday occurrences. After ten minutes
of nothing deep, your neighbor attempts the task of informing you of the danger
on your second floor. He beats around
the bush until you begin to get the idea.
Suddenly you realize it’s urgent, but by then it’s too late. Your family is upstairs sleeping and there’s
no way for you to get them out safely.
You, yourself, barely make it out alive.
Do you see where I’m going?
You aren’t the one in the
house. That’s the people around you and
you don’t have time to waste. You have the greatest gift of all…a
relationship with the Savior of the world.
Do the people you face every day realize that?
Time is running out! What are you going to do about it?
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