So you think the world revolves around you, huh? No? Well, most of us sure do act like it don’t we? Well, there’s news. Life moves on and you can’t stop that. Sure you are in control of some things, but life as a whole will move right on. Even when you die, this planet will still keep right on spinning without you. So you see, you are not the center of the universe, just a little tiny speck in a world of billions of people and thousands of years. You can die anytime, people will mourn but the world as a whole won’t care. You could die today by murder, by car accident, by heart attack, or even by choking on your lunch. Pretty morose you may say? Is it really? Isn’t it reality that any of us could die any moment?
We have too much time on our hands. We worry about how we look, about how that person thinks about us, the perfect job, the perfect vacation, we worry if we have the latest gadget, we worry about such high and lofty things. And usually the high and lofty matters of society are the least in importance. While we’re worrying about if that person will notice our new hairstyle or like us, do we have any clue what is really happening around this vast globe? Do we care that children are dying of malnutrition? Do we care that missionaries in foreign lands are being persecuted in the truest sense of the word? Do we care that the old rugged man in the streets desperately needs to see that God still loves him? Do we care that the people in our churches wear masks that hide their true problems?
So you see, there’s so much more to this life than just you. Look around you, there’s a hurting dying world. Everything is passing by so quickly, time escapes us every day and minutes turn into years and then they are gone. And then we are gone.
You may have years yet, you may only have today. One day we will cease to exist as we now know it. We will fall asleep and we will wake up – to the destruction of our souls or to everlasting life and bliss. If you automatically assume it is to bliss, think again. Make sure you’re right before our God and following in His ways. If you are assured of salvation, then don’t be satisfied with that but do what you’re called to do. Every day counts and it’s not just for the sake of your blessing. Think larger than your own personal blessing, look beyond yourself. What is God doing in the earth? What is He speaking to this generation? What is He tearing down and building up? And when you seek to know, seek to know where He wants you in all of this.
Be humble before Your God and let the cares of this world fall to the side. Who cares about what this person and that person thinks; it is the approval and pleasure of the Father that matters in this life. Don’t be afraid of this life or even of death, but fear the Lord and serve Him. Work diligently in your calling and with joy, knowing that one day you will have rest and be awakened to pleasures forever in eternity and what pleasure it is when He say “Well done, my good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Master.”
Life moves on, quicker than any of us ever realize. So be steadfast always in His love and purposes.
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