Scripture: Luke 12:32-40; Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
As a kid, my favorite thing in the whole world was to go swimming. At a friend’s pool, at the lake, the ocean – didn’t matter. I loved going swimming. So when my parents would promise me that we were going to go swimming – my response was normally to run around and get ready so when they got home for work or errands or whatever they were doing – I was all ready to go. Swimsuit was on – pool accessories were packed. I’d even cleaned the kitchen and done some chores around the house so that when my parents got home – they’d have less work to do so we could leave sooner.
So it makes me wonder… if I’m so ready and eager and running around getting things ready just so I can go swimming… why do I not spend more time running around, getting things ready for God’s coming Kingdom?
I mean, it’s kind of the same thing, isn’t? God’s made us a promise – that it is His good pleasure to give us the Kingdom. What a promise. That all God wants to do is give us His Kingdom.
And yet – we spend so little of our time preparing for that coming Kingdom. Preparing for Christ’s return. And then I realized – part of the problem is, do we really even know HOW to prepare for the coming Kingdom? Do we really even, if we’re honest, look forward to it?
As a kid, my favorite thing in the whole world was to go swimming. At a friend’s pool, at the lake, the ocean – didn’t matter. I loved going swimming. So when my parents would promise me that we were going to go swimming – my response was normally to run around and get ready so when they got home for work or errands or whatever they were doing – I was all ready to go. Swimsuit was on – pool accessories were packed. I’d even cleaned the kitchen and done some chores around the house so that when my parents got home – they’d have less work to do so we could leave sooner.
So it makes me wonder… if I’m so ready and eager and running around getting things ready just so I can go swimming… why do I not spend more time running around, getting things ready for God’s coming Kingdom?
I mean, it’s kind of the same thing, isn’t? God’s made us a promise – that it is His good pleasure to give us the Kingdom. What a promise. That all God wants to do is give us His Kingdom.
And yet – we spend so little of our time preparing for that coming Kingdom. Preparing for Christ’s return. And then I realized – part of the problem is, do we really even know HOW to prepare for the coming Kingdom? Do we really even, if we’re honest, look forward to it?
