Amos 5:18-20,  Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord!  Why do you long for the day of the Lord?  That day will be darkness, not light.  It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.  Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light~ pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?

As Christians, we long for the Lord to come and that will be a great day for us, but we must stop and think about what that day will be like for those left behind.  We all have days at times similar to the one mentioned in these verses, you flee from a lion only to end up face to face with a bear…!  Some days seem exactly like that, but in those days, every day will be like that, and the severity will be beyond anything we have yet experienced on earth!  There will be very little understanding of what is going on.  People will be angry with God, and very few will seek Him.  There will be so much more coming against their accepting Jesus as their Savior than there is today. We need to do all we can now to spread His Word!  If you haven’t accepted Him as your Savior, the Bible tells us, “Today is the day of Salvation…!”  Don’t put it off because none of us is guaranteed a tomorrow!

Who do you know that needs Jesus?  Who do you know that you can show the love of God to?  Let’s not wait until it is too late!  Let’s make sure we are a light in this world that is growing darker by the day!  Let’s strive to be and do all we can to live out the difference of knowing Him!  Is there someone you are angry with and you are holding a grudge?  Ask God to give you His love for them and pray for an opportunity to be His hands and feet so they will see the difference Jesus makes in your life! Don’t give up on people you know you should be praying for.

While we look forward, let’s also pray for God to burden our hearts for those who don’t know Him.  Let’s strive to make a difference while we can!  Pray for God’s wisdom and for boldness to shine so others will see Him and want to know Him!

If you have never accepted Jesus as your Savior let me just explain what the Bible says about it:

John 3:16 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.

Salvation on our side of things is so simple that I think some think it is too simple and too good to be true, so there must be “work” that needs to be done to be forgiven. Jesus’ death on the cross was enough, you just have to believe that and believe that He is the Son of God ~ ask Him to forgive you for your sin and allow Him to guide you to live for Him for the rest of your life. He loves you and wants you to spend eternity with Him.

I remember accepting Jesus as my Savior when I was really little. I remember it like it was yesterday! If you have never taken the time to do that, I would encourage you not to wait another moment! All it takes is a moment to say that simple prayer asking Him to forgive you of your sin and making the commitment to walk with Him so He can guide you into all He created you to be. Don’t allow pride or anything else to stand in your way! Maybe everyone around you thinks you are already saved, and yet you know that there really never was a time when you gave your life to God; you have just behaved the way you were raised and used all the key phrases that Christians use because they are so common to you. Would you really want to allow your pride to keep you out of heaven? Is your pride worth eternity? We so often forget how short life here on earth is, and yet we are created to live for eternity! Where are you going to choose to spend it?