Packing It Up

Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Luke 12:34 NLT

A decade ago, when we evacuated for Ike, we had no idea what, if anything, we would come back to. The one common thread was pictures. Family pictures. Baby pictures. Pictures of parents or loved ones who'd already gone on to eternity. Too little space, not enough time, a life's span of goods. What do you take? Hurricanes usually provide some advance notice. Last year, Harvey took us by surprise even though we knew it was coming close.

What about those who get no advance warning? All is lost.

Jesus is coming. God has given us fair warning. We have time to plan. We have time to prepare. We have time to be ready...but not a lot of time is left...

The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah— everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms.
Luke 17:26-33 The Message

We're packing it up. We're getting ready to leave. Are you ready?

Prayer:

Father,
Adjust our eyes from the darkness of this world to see and seek Your light. Cause our hearts to store up only what is important in heaven where it cannot be destroyed. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen