Pr. 29:1: “He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”
There is a punishment and a destruction that will come that will indeed be without remedy. This morning, I was reading Luke 12 where Jesus talks about the end coming. There is a punishment for those who do not choose the Lord as their Master and their Lord.
As this year comes to an end, it is a good time for a reminder that there is an eternal reward, or punishment, that awaits. Our lives are not about what we see and experience here on this earth, but about the Lord, His will, and eternity with Him. We cannot harden our necks to this truth, but must stand corrected and ready, waiting on His return.
Jesus tells His disciples, “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
This entire passage reminds me of Christmas evening. We knew that some of our family was expected to arrive that evening. When they called and let us know that they were 3 hours from arrival, we left my parents house and our other family and went home to prepare. We wanted to be home when they arrived, to have our home nice and cozy, and to have food waiting on them upon their arrival.
As we waited excitedly, my kids were watching out the window and asking for updates on the time, hardly able to contain themselves with the anticipation. Luke 12:37 says, “Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching.” This reminds me of what we were doing Christmas evening.
The difference is that we knew what time to expect our company. We do not have that knowledge about the return of Christ. vs. 45 says, “But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink, and be drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.”
When we lose the anticipation about the Lord’s return and become distracted and caught up by this life, He will come back to find us unready and we will be appointed our portion with the unbelievers.
That is not God’s will for our lives. Hell was created for satan and his angels, not for us. (Mt. 25:41) Heaven is the kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world. (Mt. 25:34) We are meant to spend eternity in heaven with our Savior and King.
Let us not become so distracted, as we wait, that we lose our anticipation of His coming. He will return! He will come back for us. Let’s keep watching, expecting Him at any moment. Our blessing awaits.
Eagerly,
jamie
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