Be Ready

 

 Luke 17:26-37

Don't Be Misled

²⁶ “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. ²⁷ People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

²⁸ “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ²⁹ But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

³⁰ “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹ On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. ³² Remember Lot’s wife! ³³ Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. ³⁴ I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. ³⁵ Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” ^[36] 

³⁷ “Where, Lord?” they asked.

He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”

As we look at our world today, don't we see a replica of the times of Noah as described in verse 27?  Today's "flood" is war, shootings, unnecessary and painful destruction of life, a loss of integrity and honesty, a world that needs cleansing. If Jesus returned now, would he bring fire and sulfur to destroy all? He could and justifiably so,but patiently he waits for us to come to our senses.  As we approach Advent, our Scriptures remind us of the cleansing we need to do in our own lives. It's time to "Turn to" as they say in the Navy. Clean up our acts, get back on track, live according to the teachings of Jesus, not those of the "WORLD" "Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses is will preserve it." (Lk 17: 33)  A stark reminder that this is not just a game,  but a matter of life and death.  Let's Turn To today!

Bro. Rene 

Dear God, help me to use these days before Advent to set the tone for it by "cleaning  up my act." Amen