What Are Your Living For?

"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels, nor the Son, but only the Father". - Mark 13:32

He could come back today. Or tomorrow. He could come back as I'm writing this or when you are reading this. Nobody knows when Jesus will return. Given the recent evidence that his return will be SOON (increase in natural disasters, Israel reinstated, the whole world knows about God), I think we should be living in light of this truth. He will come "like a thief in the night" (1 Thessalonians 5:2). It will be unexpected, not delayed, and without warning.

Why isn't there a sense of urgency in us??


Think about it. Jesus is going to return and it could be at any time. We need to be living in light of this. If we renewed our minds to think in these terms, I feel it could drastically change your life! This truth has been getting nailed into my head for a while now and it's starting to sink in. My mind is completely changed in many ways.

Each day is a gift. Do you think about it like that? You are nothing special that you deserve to wake up every day. You are worthless without God and have no reason to be here on this Earth. "If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself" Galations 6:3. Don't you think we owe God for graciously allowing us to live on this Earth and and don't you think we owe it to him to enjoy this time we have? There's a reason we're still here. There's no better time then now to start truly living.

Live each day is if it was your last. Because it really could be! "For you were once in darkness, but now you are in the light of the Lord. Live as children of the light" Ephesians 5:8. I am so completely guilty of this. I always think "i'll talk to that person tomorrow. I'll deal with that tomorrow. I'll finish that paper tomorrow. I'll fix my relationship with God tomorrow". Nooo. Not tomorrow!.God is pleading with us to do his will and follow his commands NOW so that when he returns we will be found blameless in his sight! So on judgement day, either when Jesus returns or if we die before then, Jesus will be able to look at God and say "I've already paid the price of this one. He/she is my brother/sister". And God won't have to condemn you or look on you with judgement. Your bill has been paid. Live in that truth! "Abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming" 1 John 2:28.

What would you do if you knew today was your last day? Think about this. Remember the last day of high school? Being single before you got married? Living in your hometown? At camp? With your loved one before he/she left? What did you do with your last day?? All of you are going to say you made the most of it in some way! On my last day of college at MNU, I refused to let anything get to me, I made sure I enjoyed life and fellowship with my friends, hugged and laughed, didn't let anything go unsaid, and truly soaked in each moment because I knew it was my last. I wanted to end on a good note and to leave a legacy. I wanted people to remember me in a good light, not for the mistakes I made. I chose to throw aside everything that hindered me from fully living it up on my last day.

Guys...this is how you should live every day.

Nothing else matters. Nothing. I don't care what you say. Everything you do, if it's not glorifying God, is worthless. It's pointless. There is no other reason to live. Do no labor in vain. "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men" Colossians 3:23. I'm editor-in-chief of my university's magazine. I spend hours upon hours working for that. One day it dawned on me that my work was pointless. What was I doing it for? Sure, it will look good on a resume and I get great experience from it. But then what? Once I land a job, that resume is useless. It doesn't matter anymore.

What I do, if it's not bringing glory to god, is worthless.

I'm not saying to stop doing everything you do if it's not for God. We do still have to survive in this world. We need necessities like jobs and God knows that. But we do need to recognize that what we do on this Earth will soon perish. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not a guarantee. All the clothes we buy, the money we save up, the houses we live in, the resumes we build, the hobbies we take part in, the sports we play, your reputation...they don't matter. In the end, the end that's coming soon, Jesus is all that matters.

You guys, I am so guilty of this. That's why it is being pounded into my head. I live for the world and what I can gain from it. I live to impress others and see how far I can get in life. I want to be famous and known and do something great.  I'm prone to vanity, pride, lust, greed, and debauchery. Satan's temptation intices me and comes at me hard just like anyone else. He messes with my brain and distorts my vision - taking my focus away from God. From the only reason I'm here.

I am a mess without God and I know now that everything is meaningless, worthless, pointless. Nothing on this Earth matters. Honestly, I feel heartbroken for those of you who don't know Jesus. With all the disgusting, painful, garbage in this world, how could you possibly make it through? How could you live a life in vain? How could you not think "there has to be more to life than this?!" I know it's hard, but at least I can call on Jesus for help. What do they do?

My final thought for you is this. There's no denying it, guys. Jesus is going to return at any moment. Where will you be when it happens? What will Jesus see you doing? Having sex? Getting drunk and high? Living for yourself? Or will he see you living for him. The path to Heaven is narrow, my friends. It's time we aren't soft about Christianity and speak the truth as it is.

When he returns, will you be living for him?