THE CLOCK IS
TICKING
“And Jesus went about
all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people. But when he saw the
multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were
scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the
Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his
harvest.”
Matthew 9: 35 -
38
King James
Version
Jesus has
already sent forth labourers into His harvest and the labourers are every person
that has been born again by the blood of Jesus. We are running out of time to tell the
good news of a risen Saviour. We
must be about the Master’s business and win people to Jesus because God’s clock
is ticking off the seconds. Even if
our electricity goes out or the battery goes dead, His clock is still
ticking. Also, the time to tell our
loved ones how much we love them grows shorter.
We don’t know
when God will call our loved ones home.
Even the next tick we hear might be the one that takes our loved ones
home. Also, every tick of the clock
brings the coming of our precious Saviour closer. What a glorious and victorious day that
will be when we see our Saviour face to
face!
What is so
heartbreaking is that unless you and I love others to Jesus by our words and by
our actions, there are going to be many people who will not be saved when Jesus
returns for us. One day we will
stand before a Holy God and give an account of the way we spent our time on
earth. What will we say when He
asks us “Why didn’t you tell your family, your loved ones and the world that I
love them?”
We are so guilty
of putting things off until tomorrow.
We have allowed satan to keep us trapped in schedules, sports, television
and all other activities so that we don’t have the time to work for Jesus. There is nothing, absolutely nothing in
this life more important than telling someone that Jesus loves him or her! Let me repeat this as it is so important
and urgent. There is nothing,
absolutely nothing in this life more important than telling someone that Jesus
loves him or her! When is the last
time you told someone that Jesus loves him or
her?
Jesus was moved
with compassion on the multitudes but all too often, we don’t have compassion
for others. I heard a man say many
years ago “I am the only one that matters.” We may think that this is a very selfish
man, yet we sometimes act like he thinks when we neglect to tell others of the
unconditional love of Jesus.
Yes, the clock
is ticking and one day it will be too late to tell your family and loved ones
that you love them and that Jesus died for them. Are you going to sit idly by and allow
your family and loved ones to miss out on going with Jesus when He returns
simply because you don’t have the time or compassion to tell them about
Jesus? May God forgive us for
allowing satan to steal the time that belongs to
Jesus!
Joanne Lowe
October 10, 2007