Many people intend to obey God later, but tomorrow is not promised. Every delay increases the danger of a hardened heart. When God speaks, respond immediately with faith and obedience. The safest time to obey the Lord is today. Scriptural Readings for the Day Hebrews 3:15 (KJV) “While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” Ecclesiastes 12:1 (KJV) “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.” James 4:14 (KJV) “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Prayer Lord, give me a willing heart to obey You without delay. Help me never to postpone what You are calling me to do today. Amen.
God’s invitation to salvation is available today, but the opportunity will not last forever. A time is coming when the door of mercy will be shut. Do not delay your response to God’s call. Receive His grace while it is still available. Scriptural Readings for the Day Matthew 25:10 (KJV) “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.” Luke 13:25 (KJV) “When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are.” Isaiah 55:6 (KJV) “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.” Prayer Merciful Father, help me never to neglect Your invitation. Grant me a heart that responds quickly to Your voice while there is still time. Amen.
Our physical body is only a temporary dwelling. The Bible compares it to a tent because it is not our permanent home. One day, every one of us will leave this earthly body behind, either through death or at the coming of the Lord. Therefore, we must not live only to satisfy the desires of the flesh while neglecting our souls. Instead, we should use our bodies to glorify God, knowing that they are the temple of the Holy Ghost. As this earthly tent grows older and weaker, let it remind us that our eternal home is with God. Live each day with eternity in view, for this tent will one day be exchanged for an everlasting dwelling prepared by the Lord.
Scriptural Readings for the Day
2 Corinthians 5:1 (KJV) “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV)
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to remember that this body is only a temporary tent. Grant me the grace to use it for Your glory, to walk in holiness, and to live each day with eternity in view. Amen.
For believers, the return of Christ is not a terror but a blessed hope. We look forward to the day when we shall be with the Lord forever. This hope should encourage us to remain faithful. Titus 2:11-13 (KJV) 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ John 14:1-3 (KJV) 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 (KJV) 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GOD Ep. 23 Amos 4:12 KJV Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 1Jonh 2:28 KJV And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
A burning lamp speaks of a vibrant relationship with God. Stay filled with the Holy Spirit, remain in prayer, and continue in the faith. Do not allow your spiritual fire to go out. Matthew 25:1-4 (KJV) 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? Romans 12:11 (KJV) Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (KJV) Quench not the Spirit.
God is patient, but His patience will not last forever. The call to repentance is urgent because nobody knows when Christ will return or when life will end. Acts 3:19 (KJV) Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord Luke 13:3 (KJV) I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 2 Peter 3:9-10 (KJV) 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
