It could be tonight!

In life we may experience a host of special nights such as prom night, your wedding night, and the night before you start your first job.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who has spent hours or even days anticipating and preparing for a special night of some kind.

Many may anxiously await a special night so much so that they neglect their “here and now.” I’m reminded of the parable of the foolish rich ruler in Luke 12:13-21. In the story a very wealthy man runs out of room for his riches and decides to build bigger barns to store his crop.

He then decides that he no longer needs to toil but could now take his ease and rest, eat drink and be merry for many years. Further in the story we find that the rich young man had neglected to make some other important decisions.  In Luke 12:20 it reads, “But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then for whom will those things be which you have provided?”

And just like that his night took a turn for the worse. Is there anyone out there preparing for a special night, neglecting the night your soul will be required? Saving and putting back is a good thing. It is also favorable to be a good steward over your possessions. However, we are foolish like the man in the parable if we busy ourselves preparing and storing up goods with no regard for the state of our spirituality.

Mark 8:36 says, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his soul?” Mark 8:37 says, “Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” These two verses let us know there should be nothing taking precedence over the state of our soul. So as we go on day-to-day, working, gathering, and storing, we must remember to work on our soul salvation, gather knowledge of God’s word and call on our lives, and store the love of God in our hearts.

Give God your life today. It does not matter what you have saved up; at the end of the day when you leave this earthly realm, your possessions will be left for another and there will be nothing you can do about it.  Don’t delay because you never know when your soul will be required; it could be tonight.

Think about it!