The Interruption

“This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead”. Ecclesiastes 9:3

We all sleep and wake up to a new day. From the beginning of time people have woke up to a new morning, lived in the days activities, gone to sleep at the end of the day, only to repeat the process again the following day. This process continues from day to day and always has since the beginning of time. And for the most part each new day is a continuance from the day before.

We all live in our homes, in our local communities, in our States, in our Countries and all of us together are spread across this planet called earth. This we all have in common.

But the truth is most of us don’t live each day with this perspective. We are short sighted. We view each day from a perspective of OUR life. We think about OUR families, OUR homes, OUR daily activities, and ourselves. But the truth is we are all just individuals who share a common routine with all the other individuals on the planet.

I drive the freeways a lot. I spend at least 3 hours each day on the freeways of Los Angeles California.

Every now and then as I look at the driver next to me I think about what their daily routine might be. I mean, I know where I am heading and where I have come from and what it is that awaits me at the days end. Like I said it is mostly a continuance from the day prior. You know, I go to the same job; I interact with the people of whom I interacted with the day before and I will go home to my family at the days end.

But every now and then I think about the driver next to me. What is their routine? They like me are given a new day filled with actives and then go to sleep only to repeat those activities again the following day. So I wonder, what are those activities? What are their families like? What kind of people do they interact with during their day?

While it is interesting for me to think about the driver next to me, and the differences in our daily routine, we all have this in common, we all are given another day. Unless of course that particular day was the time given for us to die.

Now while we all have the commonality of a new day to fulfill our daily routine we all have another commonality. Our hearts are full of evil and insanity. Look again at the scripture at the top of the page. Our hearts are full of evil and insanity throughout our lives and then we go to the dead.

While we look at our daily routines and contemplate the routines of those around us we might not think that we are evil and insane, right? But the Word of God is truth and it says we are evil and insane.

You see it all has to do with perspective. Most of us perceive our morality and sound mindedness as compared with other people, right? We think, “I’m not evil, that person who killed and murdered her children, now that is evil and insane.”

But remember the Word of God is just that, its Gods word. From Gods perspective all men are full of evil and insanity. If we were to spend more time reading Gods word for the purpose of seeking to know Him we would soon begin to see the truth of that scripture in the book of Ecclesiastes. All men are indeed evil and insane.

Do you know why we are insane?
We are insane because we go through life day in and day out without a thought of the One who has created us. Think about it, we might not be evil in the sense that we would never murder our children but we are insane in that we think our morality is sufficient when we haven’t given a thought as to what is expected of us from our creator. Like I said, once we do seek to know Him (as it is His command for us to do so) we would soon see our condition as it really is.

So day in and day out all men are given a new day that for the most part is a continuance from the previous day. Different and yet we share a commonality of evil and insanity.

THE INTERUPTION
Now there is coming a day when all this routine will be interrupted. Take a look at this scripture in Acts 1:9. Jesus has just been crucified and then before the eyes of His disciples He ascended into heaven. Two angels then appeared and said;

"Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, WILL COME IN JUST THE SAME WAY AS YOU HAVE WATCHED HIM GO INTO HEAVEN." Acts 1:11

There is coming a day when this commonality of life will all be stopped and interrupted by the 2nd coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a truth from Gods word and we can be assured that this day will happen and because of our condition of evil and insanity it will happen unexpectedly.

One day while driving or doing whatever your routine consist of, Jesus Christ will appear from heaven bringing an end to life as you know it. This is definite and will happen just as the Word of God has declared that it would.

Now this truth can either be fighting or something to look forward to. For those who are trusting in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their evil and insane heart, this appearing of the Lord Jesus will be exciting and joyful. It will be like a bride who has long been waiting for her day of marriage, waiting to be united as one with her husband.

For those who don’t believe and are caught up in their daily routine without a thought of their creator, this day will come suddenly and unexpectedly. For them it will be a terrifying day of judgment.

So what about you? Are you living the daily routine without a thought of God? Have you come to the true realization that you are evil and insane? Will you be caught unexpectedly by the appearing of the Lord Jesus? Lord, I hope not.

If you haven't yet sought the Lord in humility and a repentant heart, then undoubtedly you haven't yet seen the true condition of your evil heart.

If you haven't yet seen the true condition of your heart before God, I can tell you with 100% confidence and accuracy, you will! At Christs appearing, your true condition will be fully exposed. The problem is, it will be to late.

2 Corinthians 6

As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. For he says,
"In the time of my favor I heard you,
and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.

Acts 16: 31
"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."