Lost

The other night I was working on a new idea for a children’s book that had been rattling around in my head for the last week or so.  If anyone reading this loves writing, then you understand when an idea for a story comes to mind it will periodically invade your thoughts, until you write it down. 

 A night soon came when I had finally had a moment to sit down and type up the story.  I liked it a lot as I read it back to myself, accept a few places that needed tweeking.  Suddenly a warning popped up on my screen that read, “Computer will restart and update in fourteen minutes.”  I clicked the close button, and thought to myself, “I have fourteen minutes, I’ve got plenty of time.” 

I then began going over the story correcting this and fixing that when in a few minutes - not sure how long because I really wasn’t paying close attention;  I was sure I had the time I needed and so I wasn’t concerned - it popped up again, “Computer will restart and update in so many minutes.”  “I’m almost done, I will save my work in time, I’m sure of it.”  I thought and a few minutes later my screen went black.

Well needless-to-say the only words out of my mouth were, “No way, I was almost finished!”  I had ignored the warnings and thought I had plenty of time. 

I proceeded to search my computer for lost files and a way to retrieve my lost work.  “I didn’t save it, why didn’t I save it?!”  I thought.  I’m sure, as many of you know, and as I found out that if you don’t save your work then it’s just gone.

 

Ever since that night another thought has been rattling around in my head.  Through our lives we learn about Jesus and His wonderful sacrifice on the cross.  How He died for our sins and that through His shed blood on the cross we can be saved and live eternally in Heaven with Him. 

John 3:16 says: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Isaiah 55:3 says:  "Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David."

V 6 of that same chapter says: "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near."

Will we ignore the warning messages we read in the Bible, or the preaching we hear in the Church house? 

Will we keep thinking that we have plenty of time, that we just need to do a few more things and then we will consider salvation?

Are we not paying attention, thinking we have plenty of time? 

I hope whoever is reading this will consider that none of us have any idea how much time we truly have.

Job 16:22 says: "When a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return."

 

 

Psalms 49:15:  But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for He shall receive me. Selah. 

 What a wonderful thing to know that when we are saved we are Gods.  We are not lost forever but we will be in Heaven with our Lord.