Time is Short

Tuesday 20 June
READ: I Cor. 7:29-31
MORE LESSON: Rev. 22: 12

The Scripture says that a day with the Lord is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day. One of the lessons from this text is that time is short. This means that even if the coming of the Lord is 20 years away, the 20 years will pass so quickly that it will look like it was some minutes. It is after all very correct to tell people that Jesus is coming tomorrow. No matter the number of hours, days, weeks or years that will pass before He comes, they will pass so quickly and the coming of the Lord will come as quickly as tomorrow. Be ready, He can come at any time. The coming of the Lord is here.
The Scripture says that when you consider the brevity of time, it should advise you what manner of man you ought to be (2 Pet. 3: 11). The first kind of men we ought to be is men of holiness and godliness. No more time for careless living; the time is too short for you to postpone being born again.
The time is short so you have to use it to serve God so as to make impact for the Kingdom. As long as you are alive you must live for God and you must work for Him. You will one day stand before God and explain yourself, how you made use of the time He has given you. There was a lady I met that was paralysed and she was ministering powerfully in song and the title of her song was “Jesus is the greatest healer”. That is very touching to me, because she understands that her condition cannot make the Word of God untrue. So whatever you have or don't have, you must learn to serve God in the little time remaining. Some people complain that the reason they cannot serve God is because they are trying to make it, they want to read, work or make money so that when they are successful they can preach the message with proof. If the cripple lady was waiting to walk before she sings that Jesus is the greatest healer, she might never serve God.
The time is short, you need to do God's work with all your heart, what you have or don't have notwithstanding. 2 Cor. 5:19 says, ...God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. God is not counting your sins against you again. That's good news for you. God has committed the ministry of reconciliation to us. This is the task that God has given you for this short time remaining; you should be out reconciling men to God. The time is short; we cannot take anything for granted.

Prayer/Action
* I receive grace to do the work of the Lord while there is still time, in Jesus’ name.
* I rebuke the spirit of procrastination in my life, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Lord, I declare my testimonies for this year will not be postponed, in the name of Jesus.