In the Blink of an Eye

Greetings!!!

Have you ever had a day start off with a phone call bringing bad news? The phone rang earlier this morning than usual. As soon as I heard my sister's voice, I knew it was not good. Donna lives about 4 hours away from me. She called to tell me that our eighty-four year old mother fell and broke her wrist while visiting her family in Mississippi and Tennessee. So Mom and those with her-my Dad and three of my other sisters, Teresa, Caely, and Mary - spent last night in two hospital emergency rooms away from home. In a moment, in a blink of an eye, things changed. 

As quickly as things change in our world on a daily basis, there is a change coming that will shake not only individual families, but the whole world at once. It is described in 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 "Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY. O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord."

It is impossible to prepare for the unpredictable crises that occur in your life day after day. But you can prepare for this earth shaking event that will come upon the earth. No one knows the day or the hour; so you have to be ready beforehand. You simply have to admit that you have fallen short of what God wants you to be. Believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, and rose from the dead. Then ask Jesus take control of your life, so you can live for Him and not yourself. When the trumpet sounds, you can face that day victoriously and fearlessly. 

The LORD bless you with being ready for the trumpet call of God.

I love you,

Ruth