"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the starts will fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other" Matthew 24:29-31
It is a powerful habit for the Christian to consider, at the beginning of each day, the return of His Lord. His return his imminent and the church must be ready. Let us not grow lazy in caring for our Masters goods. God has entrusted to each of us a life in accordance with our abilities, (Matthew 25:15) Sometimes, someone else's life may look more appealing, easier, gentler. For some people life just seems to always go right. While for you life just knocks you about regardless of your plans and despite your defenses. Contentment with this life comes down to a matter of perspective and trust. Does your perspective allow you to view this life on this earth only preparation for an eternal life to come? And do you trust the God of both this world and the next enough to believe that the life entrusted to you is the destiny ideally suited for you. Do not seek to eagerly the life of another for God has given to each man a life equal to his talents. How do you know that if you were to abandon your life and gain the life of him whom you envied that the troubles and cares of that new existence would be found more taxing, more unendurable, more tempting than the life you have now.
Jesus commands us to "Watch therefore for you know neither the day nor the hour." (Matthew 25:13) There is urgency. There is punishment for not heeding his voice. For the servant who is found taking advantage of the divine mercies will be put into the "outer darkness where their will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." What are the mercies of God? Even the very lowliest of human beings has life and life is a mercy unmerited and unearned. Let us at the very least give thanks to God for life and pledge Him our service for this gift alone is one humanity is incapable of repaying.
"Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall." I Corinthians 10:12
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