Today was pretty cool. I went to church though I didn't feel the motivation, which was the reason I decided I needed to go to church.
Amplified was closed because someone reprobates tried to break into the storage unit, and messed up the lock, so we were rerouted to the main sanctuary. I parked in the run off parking. I knew that spaces are scarce and battling for those "choice" spot would definately not place me into a worshipful mood.
While I was on the shuttle I broke open my Bible, the first time in a week. If in doubt what to read start with proverbs. 30 chapters 30 days in a month go figure. Chapter 6 verse 9 is a verse that I could have used Saturday.
Proverb 6:9
How long will you lie there you sluggard. When will you get up from your sleep. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest- and poverty will on you like a bandit, and scarcity like an armed man.
Saturday I was suppose to do my laundry and change the oil in my car. But I allowed myself to lulled into a state of self gratification. I mean hell I worked hard all week right? I deserve little time to play video games and drink beer. None the last two sentences were true of course, I have worked harder. Now that I am at the end of my days, in the Nav at least, people let me slack alot more than usual.
Miles was one a mission trip so left the farm to one of the new pastors. The sermon he gave was pretty cool. It was about the need for Christians to live the resurrection daily as if we were the brides of Christ awaiting our groom to return with the wedding party, fascinating that the bible is full of this picture. Unfortunately since our groom has tarried we've fallen into a lull. We many of us kick it doing our business until the day comes to rember the dowery that was paid for us. Then we clean up real quick and actual wait on the Lord. But that season passes and we go back to doing what we were doing before, which had nothing to do with the preparation of the coming wedding, until next year. We do this every year, and someday when we are not looking he will come. On that day when we should be in our wedding clothes, his righteousness, we'll be found in our sweat suits. Instead of our hearts prepared for that day our hearts will be cluttered things of this world.
One of the passages used in the sermon was John 14.
"...In my fathers house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go there to prepare a place for you..."
At first is sounds like we're going live in a dorm. Many of us paint our own pictures of heaven. Being American I for one didn't relish an existence surround by my sibs for eternity. I love them dearly, but absence does make the heart grow fonder. But though the Bible was written for Jew and Gentile, any who wishes to call the Lord abba. The scriptures were written to mainly a jewish audience, and in a jewish culture it is another image of a loving husband. That culture was about family, the family had a central eating place and as children grew and were married the men would make additions to the home to house his knew family.
So our groom has paid our dowered price with his blood and is now building a room for us where we will spend our eternity with us. In the meantime we are to prepare for his return. If we should 'die' before that day we should remember that the God that we worship is The Aleph and the Tau. The moment we close our eyes the veil will be peeled back and we will see a heaven outside the prison of time. The images in Revealations are pictures that whether we enter heaven Yesterday, Today, or are here to see our Lord return we will all enter our Lords house together. So prepare your heart for none know the hour of our lords return, it could be tonight, tomorrow, 6 years from now, or at the instance of being on the wrong side of a bus.
