We Won't Know What Day It Is

So, Monday was the first day of a new month, but also a holiday. Today is Thursday, I think, and that must be why the numeral 4 is staring back at me from my computer monitor. The holiday makes it a short week, so it has been busy in the office. Sounds like just the kind of day that Jesus will return. Didn't our Lord say that no one will know what day it is when He returns? Jesus must be coming back during a holiday week. We won't even get the luxury of a 'poof' as the Lord will come in the blink of an eye. A poof in the mouth takes longer than a blink of the eye; try it, you'll see. You may even be nodding your head right now. We are easily distracted by the world and its quick pace.

A little flipping of words, a bit of distraction, and suddenly the world isn't paying attention to the heavens. Jesus said that people will be getting married and the time will arrive. That's right, when you are about to say, "I do", take a quick peek at the audience and make sure all are still present and accounted for. It is so easy to be distracted by the words of the prophecy and forget the lesson. If you're still working on the poof and blink thing, don't worry, it took me a few minutes to overcome my tendency to do it sequentially. The parable of the bridesmaids spoke of being ready to be with Jesus in a moment. It was not a lesson to make sure that you have an oil lamp in your house and that it's always topped off with oil in the tank. Paul used the blink of an eye to show how quickly the rapture will happen, not as a command that we all stand around blinking and wondering why it didn't happen that last time we blinked. Someday the world may outlaw marriage in an attempt to stop the return of Jesus, but that was not the point of the prophecy. Get on with life, and suddenly the return we hope for and long for will arrive.

Have a great day, whichever one it is, in Christ Jesus!
Bucky