Get Your House in Order

Matthew 24:36

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

Although we don’t like to think about it, and most of us surely don’t live like it, we are living in the last days.  The Bible tells us in Matthew 24:37-39, “but as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of man be.  For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall the coming of the Son of man be.”

This is so true.  We seem to not take the teachings and prophecies of the Bible very seriously.  We live as we want, and everything that is worldly encourages it.  Television, movies, and music all promote violence, drinking, drugs, homosexuality, pornography, and anything else you can think of that is strictly prohibited and spoken against in God’s word.  People tend to think that if someone “famous” endorses it by living that type of lifestyle, and are prosperous, then it’s okay. Well, it’s not okay, and on that last and final day, we will have to answer for all that we’ve done, all that we’ve said, all that we’ve thought.

The saying “get your house in order” is not referring to our physical dwelling place, but rather our spiritual lives.  We, and that includes me, need to start thinking of the physical and eternal consequences of our actions.  Do you want to be at that “meeting around the throne”, or do you want to be where the fire is not quenched (Mark 9:44), and where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 24:51)?  What wrongs have you committed against someone that you need to right? What sins have you committed that you have not repented of? Are you still holding a grudge against someone that hurt you years ago?  That’s one thing I’m guilty of.  Sometimes it’s so hard to let go of that anger.  Do you catch yourself wishing that something bad would happen to that person, or do you catch yourself trying to exact revenge on that person?   Revenge is not ours to take.  “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.”  (Romans 12:19)   I don’t know about you, but I want to be counted among the faithful few that will be able to hear God say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

The time is now.  Tomorrow is not promised to any of us.  Don’t you think God is giving us, and has given us, many warnings?  Look at all the things that are going on in this world today.  These things can’t be taken lightly, nor can we “get religious” only when things like this happen, and drop it when everything seems to return to normal.  It’s going to be in one of those normal times that something could happen to drastically change your life. Why don’t you join me in doing what 2 Peter 1:10 says, “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, ye shall never fall.”