There are a lot of spiritual things being said about the 2017 solar eclipse. Questions like, is Jesus going to rapture out His people?

The Bible says in Matthew‬ ‭24:36-39‬, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Here is what we do know; no one knows when Christ will call His children to heaven, but we do know it will happen! It might be next year, maybe tomorrow, it could be today! The real question to ask yourself is are you ready?

We all that one friend that is always late…their parents usually say something like “they’ll be late for their own funeral one day!” and they usually have excuses like “I’m  not just late, I’m fashionable late…” or “I was going to be on time and then…..” Before kids, I was the always on time person…but now…well…I have excuses. Ha ha

I have a friend that we used to tell to be somewhere 30 minutes to an hour before the actually time of the event. If the party was at 2pm we would tell her to be there at 1:00 – 1:30. Somehow…she still was late every time.

It was always amusing hearing excuses but we just liaghed it off and continued whatever we had planned.

The end of the world is a different story. If everyone in the world knew exactly when their last day on Earth would be, what would be different? Would you treat others differently? How would you spend your last hours? How would you dress? Most importantly, would you be ready?

My dad recently got some news about back trouble that was unsettling to the family. He had back surgery about 6 years ago and has never recovered from the surgery. They’ve inserted a stimulator in his back to ease the pain and loaded him down with medication after medication.  Doctor after doctor has told him that there is nothing more than can do. Another surgery could make matters worse and without surgery he’ll continue to be in pain and eventually unable to work.

Today, he is making it day by day and tries his best to be strong and courageous through it all. He is my hero always, he’s my dad. But this last visit, the Doctor told him to be prepared to not be able to walk in the next year. 365 days until he may not be able to walk anymore. My dad is very independent and strong willed so he’ll do whatever it takes to enjoy every step he is given. I ask for your prayers for my dad as I pray for you always. Pray for healing, for answers, and for peace no matter what the future holds.

It breaks my heart to see him hurting, worrying, struggling with the what ifs in life…but I know that God has a plan for it all. If it’s God’s will…I believe miracles can happen and my dad’s back can be healed. If God has another plan, we have to be ready to accept it. For the next year, we are preparing to enjoy every minute of life with him walking and enjoying the abilities he has. In the meantime, we joke about how crazy he is going to be when he gets a rascal scooter to chase people around with.

What would you do if you were given a year before you lost your use of legs? What about your eyesight? Or your memory?

The end of anything can be terrifying but if you are ready, it makes things that much easier. For some reason people believe that the end is nowhere near unless they are given a definite end date or time. But the truth is, we don’t have a clue what tomorrow holds, when the end might be, or how many days we have left for anything.

Our job as Christians is to live every day as though tomorrow may never come. I’m not saying you need to create a bucket list and go skydiving and all that fun stuff. I’m just saying that if tomorrow never comes, who would you leave behind that doesn’t know about Jesus?  Who did God tell you to talk to about Him but you never made the time? What were your supposed to do but pushed it to the side because you thought you had all the time in the world? Each of us has a friend or family member or co worker or peer that doesn’t have a clue who Jesus is and why salvation is so important. What are you waiting for? If you’re ready for whatever may come, why not help others be ready as well?

Enjoy each day and share the joy that the Lord has blessed you with. Share your story.  Shout it from the rooftops!

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Are you ready?