Time to Be Awake

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Romans 13:11-12 says, “

Rom 13:11  And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.  The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.”

     I have not observed ostriches that much to be able to state that they do stick their head in the sand when trouble appears thinnking that would make them safe.  I have heard that other animals such as the opossum play dead in order to escape from their enemies.  I know I mentioned once that when I used the vacuum cleaner and came close to a string on a rug, I would close my eyes or at least squint and think that if I didn’t look at it, I could go over it quick and it wouldn’t get caught up in the vacuum.  It didn’t always work that well.

     I must admit also that watching the news lately is very discouraging and leaves a very bad impression on my mind.  I could just ignore it.  It is obvious that some news programs are liberal and some are conservative, but that doesn’t really help either.  The Scriptures remind us several times about waking up to what is going on around us as Paul mentioned to the church at Rome.  We serve, believe in and worship God who is righteous and just and who has warned mankind repeatedly that their actions will require judgment.  God has given us time to get things corrected and sporadic revivals take place now and then but mankind is on a road to destruction and it is broad and quite visible as we seek more and more pleasure and disregard God’s Word.  While the news is not pleasant to watch, one can see the attitude of humanity as the atrocities are flashed upon the television screen in high definition and in color.  Paul reminds us to wake up out of sleep as we appear to be doing what the ostrich or the opossum do in dangerous times by trying to ignore it or hope it doesn’t come into our back yard or in our neighborhood.  It is, however, already there and the answer is the Lord Jesus Christ.  He is the only One Who can  make a difference and indeed to change the hearts of humanity.  Satan has worked on our hearts and minds to the point that we feel we would mess it up so much that we would ruing a person’s chance to witness to those who are lost.  Instead, we invite them to church but few come at our invitation, if we even give that.  What we do have and what we can share is what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for us.  It is our testimony of God’s grace and how it worked in our own lives.  Every believer hs a testimony and no one can dispute it.  So, wake up out of sleep as the time is short and night is coming.  Praise God that He is willing to still save those who are lost as He did with us.