Go for the fun now!

Tuesday November 18th, 1 Thessalonians 5, Don't put off the fun until the end: 1 Now, brothers and sisters, we do not need to write you about times and dates.2 You know very well that the day the Lord comes again will be a surprise, like a thief that comes in the night. Well, the Left Behind series is waning in popularity, but the dispensationalists are still alive and well. I find it interesting to watch all the clamor over when the second coming is going to happen. People study and study the Bible for clues, and friends of mine have moved to Wales, I assume because they consider that the end of the earth, to wait for the rapture. I guess they missed this verse. It is not a matter of figuring out when it will be so you can get ready, it is a matter of being ready, remember the maidens and their oil lamps from last Sunday? Anything else is just trying to cheat, and quite frankly it doesn’t work and that seems like an odd approach to anyone who takes the Bible seriously. When will Christ come again? When you least expect it, which means you can probable take all those predictions and mark those times off as when it is least likely to occur. So take the joy now, live the joy now, follow Christ now, allow your life to be changed now, live as a child of God now. Don’t put all the fun off until the end. (maybe those who are trying to predict when the Lord will come are doing so because they don’t think being a Christian is very much fun. Sorry to hear that!?!)