What
would you do if an angel appeared to you and told you that you had one week
left to live here on earth? What would
you change about how you have been living? What would you do or stop doing before you met
God?
This
whole incident of an angel appearing to us with this news would be quite
sobering. We do not know how much time we have left. We all live on borrowed time, i.e. borrowed
from God. He has gifted each of us with an amount of time that varies from person to person. We can all tend to lose track of how our life
is going and what are our priorities. Would you need change anything?
The
more I thought about this scenario, the more I realised that I would not change
a thing. I would keep doing what I have
been doing. The reason for this is that I
believe that I am living right in the will of God. If I were doing things that are not in the
will of God, then I need to ask why?
This does not
only affect my life but also those around me, even those who are not
Christ-followers. If I claim to be a
Christ-follower, then I need to live like one, otherwise my life is a lie. Paul,
in writing to the Colossians, pointed out how to live as a
Christ-follower and then summarised by saying:
Christ-follower and then summarised by saying:
“Live wisely among those who are not
believers, and make the most of every opportunity” (Col 4:5 NLT).
We will all have a last
week here on earth. When it will be only God knows. So why
wait for our last week, day or hours to change the way we live? What is stopping us living like this now, today,
right this minute? It is never too late
to start.
Pause in His
presence for a moment and think this over…
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