Tuesday Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:52
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Devotion:
Our first lesson on teen retreat was a reminder of the fact that things are going to happen rather quickly when they do. We get used to a certain speed of life as we grow and we all like to stick in that same way of life. When change comes we either reject it or we have to change. Unfortunately too many people around us are rejecting Christ right now and they are doing this because others are either persuading them not to or they are being told lie after lie. If someone comes along and tells you lie after lie you may well start to believe it...
All those of us who have genuinely called on the Lord to be our Saviour will be caught up to be with Him at a time that we do not know. This event is not going to be a long drawn out affair, nor a time that we will look back on because we will be with the Lord before we can know it. Unfortunately for those left behind they too will find that their life changes in that same instant, before they can know it. Our bibles remind us that it will be “in the twinkling of an eye”. All sorts of interpretations have been made of this but the fact remains, this event is going to be very quick – no matter how you look on it!
Whilst it may not seem such a big thing at this time, that instant will be a huge problem for those who are left behind. No, it will not be the end of the world for them because God continues to give them time to repent as well. But with Satan on the scene it is not going to be a very comfortable time! We may think that we have it hard being a Christian right now but I don’t think I would like to be around when absolutely everyone else in the world seems to turn against me! We are here now. We have the truth. We need to show others the truth so that they can know it too. It’s not a case of brainwashing, nor an easy way out, nor a comfort thing... it a simple case of knowing that we now know God’s truth... Believe it now...
Points to Ponder:
How long is a blink?
What would you do if you blinked and God had already left?
