While some people would want to know exactly WHEN their lives were getting ready to change forever, there are some who would not want to ever know. This human truth might be WHY God Almighty left the ACTUAL day or hour of the return of Jesus Christ as a mystery. Do we love our Creator with all of our heart or ONLY when it might show us in our best light? Do we want to be mindful of the final HOURS of our existence in this three-dimensional realm or would we rather ignore it to do what we think would be the last THINGS we’d get to do as JUST us before meeting our end? Is it too hard to say goodbye to some people if that TIME was imminent? Or would be drive ourselves crazy with the ‘I just WISH lists’ that could have been done if we’d only known our moments were this limited? Isn’t it something we all fear?

Yep, this is a kinda heavy concept to deal with on a Friday night! Most people are taking a sigh of relief for the end of a work week. Some have plans that do NOT include any kind of ‘religious’ self-examination since they have to be at the club, party, friend’s place, or event that SEEMS to be the ONLY thing important at this moment. Bringing up the possibility of life-altering and changing events is NOT something a majority of people want to consider on Friday! Come on, people, we need the WEEKEND to de-compress from the grueling week of work, problems, and life in general! To make someone have to THINK about Eternal-Soul-Salvation on a Friday is a LITTLE heavy handed! Why not wait until at least Sunday? That’s when most people do the RELIGIOUS thing, right? BUT what if Sunday will be too late?

Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset tonight. I’m not Jewish by Faith, but I have a part of my ancestry that was, and I try to honor each part of me at every moment it is necessary or meaningful. Right now, this part begins today. Did I do all the things on my lists of HAVE-TO’S, NEED-TO’S or WANT-TO’s yet today? NOT EVEN CLOSE! I was in bed ALL DAY! I feel horrible. I haven’t eaten a bite yet. I haven’t talked to my Husband or Mom since I woke up yet. I have a list of lists that I haven’t checked off a single item on yet, and that bothers me more than anything right now. So what will I make a priority to DO at this point? Well, I have a grocery order I have to meet the driver to get help get inside between four and five, and then I have to WATCH whatever programs I usually watch. THIS was NOT on ANY of my LISTS!

I woke up and began thinking about sunset. This writing is what came of that thinking, and I considered what I’d want my possibly LAST writing in the Grace Dispensation Period to contain. It MUST have spiritual meaning. It MUST have a little snarky humor since that’s an important part of me. It MUST have enough realistic interactive prose. It MUST have that inspiration that grabs the heart. IT MUST say the things I always wanted to say to a wide range of people so the impact will be substantial. It MUST… well, it just MUST. What if I CAN’T, though? What if I need to get my contacts in before I get dressed, grab a protein shake, and get ready for the food to get here? What if my mind is so consumed with all the MUSTS that I forget about the NEED and WANT parts? What if I’m not ready to say goodbye to my life as it is now?

THAT is the point! I know Jesus Christ as my Personal Savior, Lord, King, God Almighty as well as Messiah, so I don’t really FEAR the trumpet sound announcing Jesus Christ in the sky for me… I FEAR IT FOR YOU. I know many who have put off truly accepting Jesus Christ as Savior for various reasons, and IF that trumpet sounds then you won’t be going with me. I’m not perfect or live a Christian life as well as I wish, BUT I do know my Savior even when I make Him begin praying over me for me being stupid about something unimportant. It’s a DAILY and even MINUTE situation! I’ll still fly along with ALL of those who know HIM, and then seven years of the Judgement Seat of Christ rewards and real celebrations in Heaven begins for US. My heart hurts for what will begin FOR YOU, though. My heart hurts right now.

It’s getting on into the afternoon. I haven’t gotten any of the food for the holiday yet. I’ll try to do that tomorrow IF I’m still here. If not, it won’t matter. THIS writing right now MATTERS. Jesus Christ was an aspect of God Almighty in the Beginning and was slain BEFORE the foundations of the Earth were laid. In other words, Jesus was already dead and rose again before it even happened. Were we already Saved on His mind before we were even born? That is another heavy concept, huhn? I don’t believe that some people were born to be Saved and some born to be Lost to Hell. I think EVERY SOUL has been given moments to make that choice at various times. MAYBE yours is this one! What if it is? I truly hope if you are reading this NOW that you will make that choice in case Christians are called away this weekend!

There is no secret passcode or specific ceremony for someone to be Saved by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ and His shed blood on Calvary. There is ONLY a simple prayer if you truly want to be Saved: “Father God Almighty of Creation, I come to You in the name of Jesus Christ. I believe He is the Only Son of God, that He died on the Cross for my sins, and that all I have to do is confess that I have sinned and NEED Him as my Personal Savior. I accept Him now to let You change my life from the inside out, and fill my heart with your Holy Spirit link that humanity lost to sin. I will try to let You reclaim me as Yours as I begin to read Your Word to let my life become Yours. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen!” blueletterbible.org is a great online Bible that you can choose which version to read and I suggest King James or NLT!

If we DON’T leave this weekend, now you can begin your new life in Christ anyway! I’ve known Him since I was 8 years old, and now at 51 years I have NEVER regretted that choice. I’ve regretted a lot of the other choices in my life but NEVER the one letting Jesus Christ have my heart for His Holy Spirit to move in, through me, and out to others. Even through the hard times, when life gets too much to bear with the problems, and I pray for Jesus TO COME RIGHT NOW! I STILL am thankful for His LOVE, GRACE, MERCY, POWER, PURPOSE, and TOUCH that He places on me EVERY moment of my life… even when I’m being that stupid that He has to pray OVER ME. Let Him begin to have the place in your heart to pray over you too! What if we leave this weekend? GET READY AND BE WAITING! TK