Luke 12:40 is something that has me thinking this morning:
I’m trying to tell you that these
are times for alertness, times requiring a sense of urgency and intensity,
because like the master in the first story or the thief in the second, the
Son of Man shows up by surprise.
Why because everything in life has become urgent. We HAVE to
move by this date and have things cleaned. We HAVE to care for people close to
us that are sick. We HAVE to fix broken items. We HAVE to bring order to our
new home before it becomes out of control. We HAVE to do things other than be “still”
with God.
One can understand that life has a way of overtaking our life
(how profound). We get interrupted for this or that. This morning I wanted to
relax and write a thought, then clean and fix a motorcycle while Katy and Ella
were in the ER. I got a request for something I cannot find so now panic and
searching for that one thing has sent my schedule in a mess.
What does this mean above? Are we really caring if Joe on
the corner that we may have helped knows that we helped him because we love
Jesus or because we are nice. Did he even know the Gospel or did we even ask.
Or were we in such a rush to get life done that we did not have time to sit and
talk? Guess what, no time to talk and no idea if they “got it”.
My point is I have to run and do life. I am rushing to make
something sound sensible yet stressing the whole time I type and correct.
I NEED TO TAKE A WALK IN THE WOODS AGAIN!!