Nobody Told Me about This !

Five of us were packed into the minivan on our way to the basketball arena last night. All of a sudden a few snowflakes hit the windshield and we laughed. It's not even Thanksgiving yet!  Another mile and it became a steady snowfall, and the road is starting to cover. A couple more miles down the highway and it was honest-to-goodness winter storm warning; blizzard like waves of snow, couldn't see the road markings and the minivan was losing traction. In just a few minutes we had gone from jovial pre-game chatter to cautious tension. Was it getting even worse? Should we turn back...pull over?

With no warning or preparation I was suddenly asking myself questions - how good were the tires? (I've been meaning to change them); what if we slide into a ditch ? (no shovel, and not all of us were dressed for the deteriorating temperatures), what if somebody from the other direction crosses into our lane (you couldn't see the road markings anymore)?

I was particularly unsettled because I hadn't seen it coming. I wasn't ready. Sure it snows up here - but nobody told me it was going unleash a blizzard today. Tonight...right this second...

Jesus said,

"Therefore, keep watch because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." Matthew 24:42

I would have checked the tires, thrown in a shovel and made sure everyone had gloves and a hat! I wasn't ready, and I was irritated because no one had told me. But then my friends said, "it was on the radio and the TV before we'd left" - I just hadn't paid attention.

Jesus is coming back with no specific advance notice or schedule, and in that brief shout of glorious transition, people are going to quickly ask themselves..."do I have a relationship with the Lord God Almighty?"

Don't wait for a blizzard to hit before you check your tires.

What do you believe?