The End

“The the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the Sky, and all the people of the earth will morn.” Matthew 24:30

Many people seem to be wondering and asking, “do you feel the end is near”.  I always quote Jesus, “no one knows”.  But Jesus did tell there would be signs and we would know something was happening.  I other words, we are to live expecting His return at anytime.  I can look around and yes the question is on my heart, but this verse tells of a sadness of the event.  I don’t think many of us have thought through what the end will mean. I’ll think C.S. Lewis explained it best.  

 "God will invade. But I wonder whether people who ask God to interfere openly and directly in our world quite realize what it will be like when He does. When that happens, it is the end of the world. When the author walks on to the stage the play is over. God is going to invade, all right: but what is the good of saying you are on His side then, when you see the whole natural universe melting away like a dream and something else - something it never entered your head to conceive - comes crashing in; something so beautiful to some of us and so terrible to others that none of us will have any choice left? For this time it will be God without disguise; something so overwhelming that it will strike either irresistible love or irresistible horror into every creature. It will be too late then to choose your side. There is no use saying you choose to lie down when it has become impossible to stand up. That will not be the time for choosing; it will be the time when we discover which side we really have chosen, whether we realized it before or not. Now, today, this moment, is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It will not last forever. We must take it or leave it."

Lord help us to number our days, to live our lives expecting. To be mindful of our loved ones, our neighbors who don’t know Christ.  Give us the opportunity to share You with others.  Lord let the joy of your salvation overflow in our lives!  Amen