Urgency

As i sit here in the lounge, i cant help but think about the urgency. The next breath you take may very well be your last breath on this earth. You may find yourself in the throne room of the Lord Most High.

I want to take a second and just take in that thought. The Lord of all creation. The one who created you. The one who created the stars, and all of the galaxies in the universe. The one who created the angels. The very one who hears all your thoughts and counts all your tears. The one to whom all glory belongs! The one who will receive every honor and praise! We will see him in all of His glory! And when we find ourselves there we will be on our knees with our faces to the ground! And those who did not worship him in this life will still find themselves on their knees and confessing the greatness and the glory of Christ! The one to whom nothing is hidden. The one who will reveal all that is hidden! The one to whom we all will answer to of what we have done in this life!

When you get there, on your knees in the throne room of the Lord Most High, what will you do? What will you think? What will you regret? What will you wish you had done? Will you be just so joyful because you completely died to yourself, seeking to show the Glory of Christ? Will you be like our brother Clayton, who's life was completely marked by Christ and stood against the troubles of the world resting in the Joy of Christ? Or will you be scared, thinking about how you got so caught up in this world seeking to get a good job, get a nice house, and just provide for your family? Are you going to be asking yourself how that 5 bedroom house and that new corvette really helps you now? Are you finally going to realize that just going to church on Sunday isn't what Christ called you to?

Do you not understand that this will happen any minute! I dont think we get that. I dont see that in the way we are living. I dont see it in the messages we are preaching. I see comfortable living. I dont really see people's lifes that different from the secular crowd. Yah, we love more, we even walk around the neighborhoods, knocking on doors trying to talk to them about Jesus. Now we are like mormans or Jehovas witness. Whats the difference between us and them besides our theology? Shouldnt our lives be completely and radically different than any other group?

When i read paul's writing i see this urgency about him. He is living, knowing that any second the Lord will return! I dont think he can keep from thinking about it. His actions show that his whole life is dependent on that idea. He isnt thinking about how hes going to pay rent next month. Hes not caught up in worries about what he will eat tomorrow. He isnt caught up in the new episode of Heroes. Hes not concerned about his status updates. His eyes are always focussed on Christ!

When did we stop focussing on the return of our Lord? I think that our lives are showing a lack of faith when we arent living in a way that's dependent on the idea that any second we will be caught up in heaven! Have we so easily lost sight of this? We are settling for life in the negev, rather than constantly waiting for our lives in the promise land!

We were never created for this! This life you are living now, is not what you were designed for! You were created for life in communion with God! Stop acting like this is your home! Why are you trying to create a home here? Why are you building up your possessions here? There is no place on this earth for us! Our home will come with the coming of the Lord when he will judge the nations!

When i think about this, i get so joyful. Why should the things of this life bother me? Why should I be worried? The Lord is sovereign! He is in control of all things! And soon i will be in heaven with my King! I will share in His glory! What on this earth can compare to that? What else is so amazing that it would detract my thinking from that?!

Oh how glorious is our King! How gracious is He! Oh such mercy that abounds in Him! Oh how i long to worship Him! May we always walk in His ways.