Blaimless at Christ's Coming

Christian Commitment
in Today's World


1 Thessalonians 5:1 (The Message)
 ^1-3I don't think, friends, that I need to deal with the question of when all this is going to happen. You know as well as I that the day of the Master's coming can't be posted on our calendars. He won't call ahead and make an appointment any more than a burglar would. About the time everybody's walking around complacently, congratulating each other—"We've sure got it made! Now we can take it easy!"—suddenly everything will fall apart. It's going to come as suddenly and inescapably as birth pangs to a pregnant woman.

For Reflection
How many times have you heard a child say, "That's not fair!" We all have a pretty strong concept of fairness.  Jesus spoke many times about what is fair in the eye of God is not the same as fair in the eye of mankind. 

Paul's new converts sacrificed a lot to follow the Way.  They needed to know that even death would not separate them from their hope in Christ.  They needed to know that God would take care of the fairness issue. This hope would serve to keep the flock vigilant and mindful of their commitment to the Way.

What gives you hope?  What prepares you for the day when suddenly it all falls apart?

Pray - Confess to God those things which inhibit your commitment to God's way.  Turn your mind to those acts which are consistent with your faith.  As for courage to remain vigilant and mindful of your commitment as a child of God.