Living within urgency
Tomorrow is not promised, tomorrow is not in our hands. At any given moment the Lord could call us home. Are you living your life within urgency for the things of Christ? Because if you truly believe that tomorrow is not promised, then you would live with a purpose. Everything you do or work towards should be done with a view of eternity. James 4:14 says, “You don’t even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist that appears for a little while. Then it disappears.” Think about that, for your life is a midst, the Bible says. You appear for a little time then ‘puff’ you’re gone. With each passing second, minute, hour, day, week, and year, we are getting closer to an appointed time and day when we will stand before God an give an account for what we’ve done on earth. So now is the time to get right and build a close relationship with Jesus Christ, now is the right time to work and to serve the kingdom of God, the time to fully surrender to Jesus Christ. Do not put it off a second longer, there is no reason to wait.
There is eternal life in Jesus. Matthew 6:19-21 says, “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” If we place value on the things of God and His eternal kingdom instead of on the temporary things of this world, we will have those treasures forever. We work hard in this world to provide a home for our family, clothes and food, and there is nothing wrong with that. But when you look at this lifetime relative to eternity, we are faced with how unimportant those things become. This world is a temporary residence. When we use our time, talents, and treasures to accumulate earthly treasures, those are temporary as well. But when we give our resources for Christ’s sake, we demonstrate that we value Christ and that we consider other people worth more than our own comfort and preservation.
You need to stop wrestling with God and let Him transform your life and I promise you that you will experience freedom like you have never felt before. Jesus is the one satisfies every hunger, He quenches every thirst. He fills the deepest longings of your soul. You can come to Him today. He is patient and He is willing to forgive those who come to Him with a broken heart. Hebrews 9:27 says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” With this in mind, I encourage you to live your life within urgency, time is ticking. Sooner or later you will stand before the Lord in the day of Judgement. Live a life that is mindful of the fact that we will all be accountable for what we did for Jesus here on earth and for what we were supposed to do and did not do. Will you be able to say that your life produced good fruit for the Kingdom of God? Will you be able to say that with your days here on earth you had eternity on your mind?
Far too many people waste their lives on things that won’t last; money, power, relationships, but God is not very much concerned with those things. He is concerned with the state of your heart. What matters most is how you live your life in accordance with God’s word, who reigns at the Throne of your heart and at the end of your life the Lord will not ask how much money you made, how many friends you made or the number of followers you had on social media. He will simply ask you, “who did you put your trust in for your eternal salvation? Who did you serve? Who did you love with all of your heart, mind, body and soul?” The only correct answer, is Jesus Christ the son of the living God.
The same God who crafted our Redemption Story and sent Jesus Christ to die for our sins, gifting us Salvation. Is the same God who wants to spend eternity with us. John 3:16-17 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” To gain everlasting life with Christ, we must prepare for His second coming. And just like all the other prophecies that he spoke of, were fulfilled. This is no different. Jesus is coming, and no one knows the day but The Father (Matthew 24:36). So, it is wise for us, to prepare in advance and do maintenance then it is to rush last minute.
If you are not yet laying up treasures in heaven, what are you waiting for? Get connected and find a place to help and people to serve. Start investing in your eternity today because everyday might be your last.