Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. Fall is definitely in the air, and as I met with the Living God on the front porch this morning I watched nature in-tune with the season. The nearby horses are a little more vocal when the temperatures drop and the deer get busy working on the herd. The squirrels are scurrying to get as many walnuts stashed away for winter as they possibly can and the trees are beginning to shed some leaves. All of nature knows that the time is near for change and they intuitively prepare for what’s coming. What a beautiful reminder for me to do all that I can do to stay tuned-in Spiritually so that I am prepared for What’s coming too. It would be so easy to get caught up in all the crazy things going on in the world if we’re not careful. There is tragedy and heartbreak from one corner of the earth to another, and you can almost cut immorality with a knife. Unspeakable things are happening around the clock and we’re made aware of them in real-time any time we want to access the news. There are happenings that frighten us and happenings that enrage us and happenings that are so bizarre that they become part of our every day conversations. When tragedy hits, most people tune-in to their favorite news source to watch the unfolding of events as if it’s entertainment. When there’s a accident on the freeway, it’s not the accident that causes the most challenge, but all those people wanting to get a good look at someone else’s crisis. And if they see blood and guts and twisted up vehicles, they can’t wait to tell everybody they know that they were eye-witness to the tragedy. It’s a strange (and sad) world we live in today, and it has become a distraction for most of the world. But it’s that distraction…that fixation on those bad and sad things…that determination to digest every negative event with finite detail, that will cause more Permanent damage than most people understand, and if they aren’t careful; they won’t be Prepared for What’s coming for them too because of it.
I don’t keep my head in the sand, and I’m honored to hit my knees on behalf of every single suffering soul I know about. But I have some filters on and I have Spiritual blinders on, and I can’t afford to get consumed with the details. The more consumed I am with the details, the less I’ll do my Part. As surely as nature knows that winter is coming; I know the King is coming too. There’s nothing that can be done to stop the winter from coming and there’s nothing that can be done to change the Plans of God that have been set in motion since the beginning of time. My focus needs to be on preparing for what’s coming, and my attention should be given to all those poor people who have no idea how to Prepare. One day, the One who created the Heavens and the earth and everyone and everything in it will say “enough is enough”, and when the Time is right, nobody will escape the Truth. Some of us will be overjoyed and some of us will tremble with fear and some of us will continue to mock Jesus even when they see Him with their own eyes when He return for His people. No matter how horrible the circumstances or how tragic the events, absolutely NOTHING compares to what will happen to all those people who fail to see the Truth, and as sad as it is; most of the Truth Tellers are too busy focusing on this life to worry about the After Life for all. Now THAT’S something I can do something about and THAT’S the Biggest something every Christian is supposed be doing relentlessly. This is the meaning of the Great Commission.
I’m ready for what’s coming one day, and I’m doing my part to be sure that my world knows the Truth. It’s not my job to force them into my way of thinking; it’s just my Job to tell them about the Truth. It’s not my job to pack their bags for the Trip; it’s my Job to give them Directions. It’s not my job to decide who deserves to spend Eternity in the presence of my God; it’s my Job to tell them what’s possible for them. There’s a whole lot to be done to prepare for What’s coming, so you won’t find me locked into the news or chattering about how bad things are all around me; you’ll find me Preparing and doing my part to help others Prepare for What’s coming too. How about you? Are you fixated on tragedy and chatting-it-up about how bad things are all around you, and will you ignore all of those people that have no idea about What’s coming next? If so, shame on you. You KNOW what you’re supposed to be doing and you KNOW that One Day we’ll account for our efforts in sharing the Truth. We have our Marching Orders and we have the Roadmap for the journey…it’s time to use it.
If I were you, I’d turn off the news and tune-out the tragedies and I’d get REAL busy getting myself Prepared and my world Prepared for What’s coming next. What a glorious day that will be for some of us. Amen?
My Front Porch 