The End Is Near... Are you ready???

This is a cute poem that I read in one of my forwards. It is so true.

I knelt to pray but not for long,

I had too much to do.

I had to hurry and get to work

For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,

And jumped up off my knees.

My Christian duty was now done

My soul could rest at ease.....

All day long I had no time

To spread a word of cheer

No time to speak of Christ to friends,

They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,

That was my constant cry,

No time to give to souls in need

But at last the time, the time to die

I went before the Lord,

I came, I stood with downcast eyes.

For in his hands God held a book;

It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said

'Your name I cannot find

I once was going to write it down...

But never found the time'

When I read the poem, I realized how many times I have procrastinated what I should have done. I was given so many opportunities to tell my friends or colleagues about Jesus, but I find some excuse or another to put it off to another day. Every day I have an opportunity to set an example to others, but meticulously I put off till tomorrow. How many times have I fought against the thoughts in my head??? Yet, how many times have I failed in my struggle and given in to that Selfish desire to trust in another human being??? How many times have I resisted that urge to gossip but after a lil' struggle given in to the temptation???

The poem made me realize that there is not much time to tell the world about Jesus. A song by Hillsongs goes like this:

Tell the world that Jesus lives

Tell the world that, tell the world that,

Tell the world that He died for them,

Tell the world that He lives again.

He is coming soon, THE End is drawing near. Soon, we will be singing:

Behold He comes, riding on the clouds

Shining like the sun, at the trumpet call,

Lift your voice; it’s the year of jubilee,

Out of Zion's hills Salvation comes.

When this happens the Books of Life will be opened. We will have to give an account for all that we did in this life time for the Bible says, "And for your lifeblood (life) I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man." (Genesis 9: 5). All the sins that are forgiven and washed away by the blood of Jesus will not be questioned for it says "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." (Isaiah 1: 18)"

Though my heart rejoices when I think of His coming... I don't think I am ready to face Him yet... :(