"For in the days before the flood, people were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the
ark. And they were oblivious, until the flood
came and swept them all away. So will be the coming of the Son of Man."
For many of us, this verse is more ominous than it was just
a few weeks ago.
Though we were cautioned about the hurricane, and believed
the warnings, the magnitude of the storm caught us off guard and exposed the
futility of our preparations.
Mentally our day to day lives had been too important to let
weather interfere… but when it arrived, the massiveness of the flood
overwhelmed us, and we were powerless to stop the destruction caused by the
storm.
Suddenly our meetings, social agenda, and “things to do”
list became embarrassingly insignificant, as survival and rescue took their
place.
Jesus says His arrival will impact many in the same way.
He has advised us of His impending return, yet we have other
things on our mind. Sunday morning, we
give God a nod, and then deal with, what we see as crucial issues, the rest of
the week.
HE. IS. COMING.
And when He does the things of this world will be swept
away and the insignificance of our fleshly pursuits will be undeniable. Like
many in the flood, we will too late recognize what is important, and what is
not. Don’t let that happen to you.
The cross is your life raft, and your only refuge from the
power of the coming storm. Don’t dull
your senses with worldly pursuits. Stay focused on what matters so when the
waters come you will be ready.
Christ used a flood to illustrate the effects of His
coming. As this storm has made us aware
of the unyielding power associated with flooding. I pray we also will be aware of the imminent
and unrelenting power of His return.
Nothing will stop it…and it will change everything.
“Christians live in anticipation of the return of Jesus Christ and that is such an important
segment of truth that the devil has always been geared up to fight it and
ridicule it.” - A.W. Tozer
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