My inner clock was all messed up this week. With working an extra day on Tuesday and not working on Thursday, I totally lost track of what day of the week it was. I kept thinking yesterday was Thursday, instead of Friday. It was very confusing!
A similar thing can happen to us when it comes to our relationship with God. We lose track of what time it is. We think we’ve got plenty of time to make things right, to give Him first place in our lives. We go about our normal routines, secure in the certainty “everything has remained the same since the world was first created.” (2 Peter 3:4 NLT).
What we don’t realize is “The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.” (Romans 13:12). It is later than we think. “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” (Hebrews 10:37). We cannot wait any longer. “Indeed, the ‘right time’ is now. Today is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2)
Yesterday, all I needed to do to get my mind straight about what day it was was to look at the calendar. In the same way, all we need to do is look at events happening all around us to realize time is short, for, as Bob Dylan sang, long ago, “the times they are a-changin’.”
Political unrest, a changing climate, conflicts near and far, all warn us Jesus’ coming is “near, right at the door.” (Mark 13:29). “So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.” (1 Thessalonians 5:6).
Many years ago the group Chicago asked the question, “Does anybody really know what time it is?” For a Christian in this day and age the answer should be a resounding, “Yes!” Through His prophets God has shown you clearly what lies ahead, so you won’t “let that day catch you unaware.” (Luke 21:34)
Today, if you will diligently study His Word, praying for the Holy Spirit’s guidance, God will open your mind so you can truly understand “the signs of the times” Then you can face the future unafraid, because you will “really know what time it is” – It’s time to wake up!
God bless and have a wonderful Sabbath!