Revelation 3:3
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
One Sunday my wife and I were traveling to southern California on I-5. We had planned to stop at some church for worship, but as time slipped away we knew that we would be late for any service where we stopped . . . but at least we would be in time for the message.
Sure enough, when we did arrive at a church, a soprano was wailing (sorry) through a special number in song. Mercifully she concluded and the pastor eagerly walked to the pulpit with a huge smile on his face. As I recall he said something like this: “Today we are blessed to have a special message by a Gideon Bible representative, so we will turn the service over to him.”
I think you know what is coming, don’t you?
He stared directly at me, as did about every eye in the church. I didn’t dare move a muscle, but stared back at the pastor. His smile faded and was replaced by a look of utter panic as he said, “Um, er, ah, I guess we do not have a Gideon representative with us after all.”
Folks, I want to say that he must not have been a Boy Scout in his youth, for he was not prepared. I wonder how many of us would be prepared to share something meaningful from God’s Word in such a situation. One more penetrating question . . . If Jesus were to call you home to be with Him right now, would you be prepared to give Him an answer for your life? Something to think about!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
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