The Lord Is Coming Soon…Reflect Upon This!

I have questioned in my mind, as I have seen the people in our cities hurrying to and fro with business, whether they ever thought of the day of God that is just upon us. Every one of us should be living with reference to the great day which is soon to come upon us. *1

This world has created a lifestyle that can only be described as a frustrating routine. People are constantly on the run, involved in both business and pleasures, that there is no time for reflection. No time to find a purpose to life because God is forgotten in our daily lives. Oh of only we were to stop and reflect on the fact that the great day of God is soon to come upon us, how different our lives would be.

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:13, 14.

Guided by the Bible and through prayer, it is necessary that we stop this dangerous routine in which we find ourselves and determine what will become of our lives. We are on the brink of eternity and our salvation depends on this very act.

If there ever was a time when serious reflection becomes everyone who fears God, it is now, when personal piety is essential. The inquiry should be made, “What am I, and what is my work and mission in this time? On which side am I working—Christ’s side or the enemy’s side?” Let every soul now humble himself or herself before God, for now we are surely living in the great Day of Atonement. The cases even now of many are passing in review before God, for they are to sleep in their graves a little season. Your profession of faith is not your guarantee in that day, but the state of your affections. Is the soul-temple cleansed of its defilement? Are my sins confessed and am I repenting of them before God, that they may be blotted out? Do I esteem myself too lightly? Am I willing to make any and every sacrifice for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ? Do I feel every moment I am not my own, but Christ’s property, that my service belongs to God, whose I am? * 1

We should ask ourselves, “For what are we living and working? And what will be the outcome of it all?” *1

This perspective changes the way we live. The eternal weight of glory shapes our actions and allows the Lord to be the center of our lives. It keeps us awake as to what is about to happen.

We cannot afford to live with no reference to the day of judgment; for though long delayed, it is now near, even at the door, and hasteth greatly. The trumpet of the Archangel will soon startle the living and wake the dead. *1

Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2.

Many wonder why I speak so much about the second coming of Jesus and the life of the redeemed in heaven. These are the themes of delight for those who are in close relation with Jesus. The reunion with the One who went to prepare mansions for us and promised to return, doing the will of God and living with Him for all eternity, being dressed immortality to live one again with our loved ones is what fills our thoughts and flows from our hearts every day.

If we find no pleasure now in the contemplation of heavenly things; if we have no interest in seeking the knowledge of God, no delight in beholding the character of Christ; if holiness has no attractions for us—then we may be sure that our hope of heaven is vain. Perfect conformity to the will of God is the high aim to be constantly before the Christian. He will love to talk of God, of Jesus, of the home of bliss and purity which Christ has prepared for them that love Him. The contemplation of these themes, when the soul feasts upon the blessed assurances of God, the apostle represents as tasting “the powers of the world to come.” *1

If you are right with God today, you are ready if Christ should come today. *1

THE LORD IS COMING SOON, AMEN, YES, COME LORD JESUS!

Last Days Events, "Devotional Life The Remnant" Ellen G. White