“For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather” (Matthew 24:27-28).
There are messages of warning that are here to remind us that if we become too comfortable with this age, we may lose sight of the reality that this age is temporary. Jesus will return and He will find those who are alive in Him and those who remained dead. They are those who are not walking with the One who made them, they are dead corpses, though we call them alive. The Lord offers us life. Without Him, we are dead.
Lord of life, many in this world fall for the ongoing unreality of living what little there is to live in this life but remain dead to You. You are the source of life and so they wither slowly. Does this continue forever? Help me to dwell in You and live into the life You offer me through grace. Guide me in the upward call You have given me that I may learn how life is meant to be lived.
Thank You Lord Jesus for giving us warning. You Have come that we may not only have true life but learn how to live that life beginning here and now. Teach me this new life and lead me in the way You would have me go. Guide me in the way You know I need to go and help me to not be hindered by the things of this world. Help me Lord in all I think, say, and do so that I may grow in this life You have given me. Amen.
