I moved a small electric clock from the bedroom to the television stand in the living room. The clock had operated perfectly when it was on the bedroom night stand but was no longer needed there since I use my cell phone as an alarm now. Bob, however, wanted a clock in the living room. So, I unplugged in the bedroom and re-plugged in the living room.
At first, I thought I had set the time incorrectly, so I reset it. Then I thought maybe I still hadn’t set it correctly, so I reset it again. A few days later it was wrong once more. Since being moved this silly clock keeps rushing ahead in time. I reset it last Saturday and in the meantime, it has gained 1 ½ hours. Good grief, time moves fast enough without this clock robbing me of 1 ½ hours every few days!
It’s time to throw this time-keeper away and get one that counts the hours, minutes and seconds correctly. It’s also time for something else, to understand the present time. “And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” [Romans 13:11-12]
We would be foolish to not understand that time is running out. We are closer now to the coming of the LORD than any generation. Every moment we are one moment closer. And every moment is one that we will never have again. Keeping that in mind, church, we need to wake up! We’ve been asleep much too long. We’ve grown drowsy and lethargic. We have allowed ourselves to be lulled into a stupor all the while time is moving on – it’s even racing on, and we must get ready. It’s time for the Bride of Christ to prepare herself, to keep her lamps burning brightly.
