Get Ready!

I read the Bible every day and pray that the Holy Spirit will teach and instruct me so I am fit and prepared to "Walk God's Way". I'm reading the book of Luke right now, as I read the Bible for the 5th time in it's entirety. As a side note....A dear friend, back in 1997, impressed upon me, by example, the benefit and the need for a Believer to read the entire Bible. Since the first reading, I have gained a whole new perspective in understanding the scripture. While much of what I read, I will admit, went "right by me" or "over my head", much aslo sank into my heart and mind. I was amazed how the Holy Spirit would bring portions to mind or would assist in 'connecting' events, characters and Truth as I read or heard God's Word later.

Back to the book of Luke... Today I was reading chapter 21, a dialog between Jesus and his disciples regarding the signs of the end of the age. I tell you now, as I read these passages, much of this I don't quite understand and am not able to 'piece together' just how and when the end of this age as we know it will occur. The scripture that speaks more to me regarding the end of the age is the parable of the ten virgins (NIV calls them 'bridesmaids'). Either way, Matthew 25:1-13 tells a story that relates to our own need to be READY for the coming of Christ.

May I advise anyone who reads this to not take for granted the state of your soul and your relationship with Christ! How easy it is to let the worries and tasks of the day overtake our Walk with Christ. Just as the foolish, unprepared maidens in the parable that Jesus told were not ready for the coming of the bridegroom, so we can find ourselves unprepared when Christ returns. I would encourage anyone who is serious about their walk with Christ and their eternal home to pray and ponder their 'readiness'...in case Christ should come TODAY.

As I wrote at another place on this blog, the road we walk (with Christ) is narrow and the gate through which we enter the eternal kingdom is narrow. Contrary to what you might tell yourself, or what others may tell you, JESUS said, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

Draw nearer to God; know Jesus better, obey His Word more strictly, love Him more deeply, serve Him more passionately, and walk with Christ as closely and as perfectly as you are able!