As a thief in the night… powerful words of warning, profoundly designed to stir us from our lethargy, from our comfortable, complacent lives. Because the truth is that this life IS but a vapor, and can end at a moment's notice, in fact, without even that moment's notice! The truth of the Bible is that this life is the smallest portion of our whole existence. That when we leave this life, we enter into eternity. This is not a question of if, but of when… We will ALL leave this life and stand before the throne of Christ's judgement. We will ALL be judged, and our eternal residence proclaimed before us… we will ALL live forever, but the question is this, where? Where will you spend your eternity? Where will you reside for unending span of your life. Will you abide in peace in the house of the Lord, or will you dwell in the misery of His relentless wrath? It is an important question, but the most important thing to understand is that the answer you give now does not have to be your final answer... If you do not know the Lord, you do not have to remain in that state! The warning for us all is to evaluate the things on which we spend ourselves. To consider the days, to understand that we are closer to His return that we were yesterday! The day of the Lord will come, and it will come to all of us. Do not allow that day to come upon you unprepared. Turn this day from your sin and cry out to the Lord for the mercy that is found only in Him! Find hope and forgiveness in the shed blood of Jesus and let that hope be the mark of your life. If you belong to Him then allow His life to shape your own, so that the day of His return comes to you as a reward, rather than a terror. I beseech you beloved, let your life be found to praise and honor at the coming of the Lord!!