We live in the rural mountains of Idaho and October means we start getting ready for snow, which usually starts falling around Thanksgiving. But not this year, we had our first snow October 24-25. It was a shock even though I started on October 1 telling hubby, let’s start getting the yard ready, putting on the snow tires, bringing in the outside furniture, putting the ancient van in the garage that has no business being out in the snow where it would stay all winter if we didn’t get it in soon.
When our son came to visit October 13-16, I had my list ready of where he could help hubby outside. Hubby was less urgent than I was as I watched the morning temperatures dipping into low 30’s. It was deceiving because the weather was beautiful during the day, even several days in the 80’s, so it was hard to motivate them to unhook the outside hoses, which will freeze when the temperatures dip. I did get them to clear out the garden and cut back the Irises, in fact everything was done on my list except the hoses!
Praise God, with my urging the hoses were removed from the yard before the first freeze!
But here’s my point. I knew winter was coming, even though I didn’t know the exact date or time, I wanted us to be ready. Jesus has told us He’s coming back and no one knows the day or time either, but He warns us to be ready. Spiritually ready. It’s going to be a big surprise just like our early October snow. I actually showed my husband and son Facebook pictures where 5 years ago it snowed here on October 13! Nature does its own thing and so does God.
Are you ready for the Lord’s return? Are the ones you love ready? Do you know who you need to speak with and pray with to be sure Jesus is in their heart and they’re ready? We’re watching a world that many of us don’t recognize where Satan is glorified and God is rejected. Reading our Bibles reveals that God may not put up with this much longer.
I ask you again, are you ready for Christ’s return? Just like our snow came earlier than anyone expected, Christ can easily do the same thing and there will be no time to go back and grab those in your family and friends who aren’t saved. They will be left behind to go through a tribulation so horrific that most will not survive.
The birth pangs are coming fast and swift. We’ll see if this midterm election can bring some sanity and hope back into our lives if God is still giving us a chance. The current administration is at war with God and Christian conservative patriots.
Please vote!!! Do your research on who represents platforms you support. Don’t look at personalities or looks, vote for those who will honor God, family, and country. Pray! Vote!
“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.” Matt. 24:36
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