What Will You Be Doing?

 

Years ago I would get so sleepy on Sunday afternoons it seemed. I would eventually just drift off to sleep. I knew that was not what I should be doing, but it was like I couldn’t even stop it, and, I didn’t always try. I would just give in, and be asleep. Around this time, I heard a statement. It was a statement that was something to the effect of, “What will you be doing when Jesus comes back?” It scared me!! What would I be doing… sleeping?! What, would I, be doing?

1 Thessalonians:17 tells us what we are to do:
 

17 Pray without ceasing.

Well, I set my will to believe wherever I was at. I went to the one person who could help me, Jesus. I said, “Jesus, I need some help.”

Every time that sleepiness would come up, every time that giving in to how I felt wanted to happen, I encouraged myself with the words Jesus spoke.  

Matthew 25: 1 - 13

1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2] And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3] They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4] But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5] While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6] And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7] Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8] And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

9] But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10] And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

11] Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12] But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

13] Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

You know what, Jesus came! Jesus came and helped me! I don’t know when, or how long it took, but I know one day I was delivered of it. One day it stopped! But, I had to believe! I had to believe what the word of God said, I had to believe on the name Jesus, that he would come, and could help me; and I had to believe the gospel that I tell you about each time we talk! That gospel is, the power of God. It is all we are to know, why? Because everything we have need of, we will find, in that gospel!

The Apostle Paul said:

 

1 Corinthians 2: 2

For I have determined not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

Paul determined to know nothing except the gospel.

And you know what, we talk about that same gospel each week, and that we are to know nothing, but it!!

That gospel is preached to you, it is what you receive, it is what we stand in, it is what we are saved by, IF we keep it in memory….

1 Corinthians 15: 3-4

How that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.

Whatever you need, remember, you will only find it in Jesus, and in, the gospel.

God Bless!
Misty