What would you do if you knew you would die at 6pm tonight? I know what you are thinking not another one of these. I have had to think more about this question in the last week. On Friday last week, I was speaking at one of our local nursing homes. The subject that day was the unchanging Jesus, great topic. Well at the close of the message I asked the same question that I have opened up with here. We prayed and then sang Jesus Loves Me. I looked at one of the residents there, assuming that they had fallen asleep due to my preaching. We tried to wake the resident to no avail, and then we began to panic. There was no pulse, they were not breathing, and all the while I am thinking about that question. Turns out the resident had what they believed was a heart attack, but for all of us who were in that room it became a wake up call. You see we have all made the statement that if I knew I was going to die I would be busy about sharing Jesus or fixing broken relationships. The Bible tells us that we are all going to die and then we will face the judgment. You might say well I don’t believe the Bible. That is fine, what about this? Statistics prove that 5 out of 5 people die. You can’t argue with that, can you? Have you ever known someone younger than you that died? Maybe you have seen it on the news or read about it in the paper. You see we all have to face the same end. The scary thing I guess is, you don’t know when it is coming. The Bible says our lives are like a vapor of water, here and then gone that quickly. Yes I admit it would be great to know exactly when you were going to die, so that you could make sure that there were no lose strings left. But we don’t know. So why not live our lives like today is the last. Share Jesus with the ones you love, share Jesus with those you come into contact with. Maybe you don’t even know Jesus, well now is a good time to meet Him. Remember you may not make it to 6pm.
Thoughts from Pastor Toney 