He may come at
nine o’clock at night—or even at midnight. But whenever he comes, there will be
joy for his servants who are ready!
Everyone would be ready for him if they knew the exact
hour of his return—just as they would be ready for a thief if they knew when he
was coming. So be ready all the time. For I, the Messiah, will come when least
expected.
Luke 12:38-40 Living Bible
Every morning, as I am
getting ready for work, I look at the clock every few minutes. “I need to get
out of bed in five more minutes.” “I have three more minutes on the computer.” “I
should be walking out the door in eight minutes, but I still have to finish
putting on my makeup.”
When I get to work it is more
of the same. Our doctors see patients every twenty minutes, which means I look
at the clock on my computer constantly. “My next patient will be here in six
minutes, and I am still in a room with Mr. Green.” “Now Mrs. Jones is late, but
Mr. Smith is early, so should I room him first.” “Great, it’s 12:11. Looks like
I won’t get out for lunch again today.”
To my credit, the only
obsession I don’t have is with the watch on my wrist. I don’t change the time
for daylight savings time twice a year, so it is off by a full hour six months
out of the year. I also have noticed that it has lost close to ten minutes, but
I haven’t bothered to change that either. If you haven’t guessed, my watch is
the old-fashioned kind with a face and I only use it for the second hand when I
am counting a pulse.
Overall, however, I hate this
obsession with time. Things are going to happen when they happen whether I am
watching the clock or not. All I can do is keep doing what I am doing at the
best rate I can and stop worrying about the time it takes.
Our life on this earth is too short to obsess about anything. There is only one thing we
should be thinking about when it comes to time, and that is that we are ready
when Jesus comes for us.
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Your Son to save
us from our sins. Grant us patience as we wait for His return. Amen
1 comment:
You tell it so well. All I know is time is "Not on my side " either, although I think I have improved on "Trying to get it all done" which is why I'm posting on a nice Sunday morning while watching for the Indigo Bunting to return to my feeder.
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