Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net
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From: "Apostle Tom" <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wed, 09 May 2007 16:34:57 -0500
To: pressingon@hotmail.com
Subject: Morning Manna (May 10); BP: Titus 2; RBTTY: Jn. 1:29-51; II Kings 10-12
May 10 “Looking For That Blessed Hope”
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously and Godly in this present world—looking for that
blessed Hope and the glorious appearance of the great God and our Savior,
Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all
iniquity and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
Titus 2:11-14
Every day we ought to look outside toward the eastern sky and ask,
“Could today be the day?”
Schedules are good and somewhat necessary if we are to be
effective—especially in the workplace. However, if we’re not careful,
routines soon become proverbial “ruts” and rob us of the spontaneity that
accompanies the true walk of faith. And, if we stay in these long enough,
soon monotony blinds us to both the mysterious and miraculous—causing our
“rut/routine” to become, as someone said, “A grave with both ends kicked
out.”
That’s why today’s Manna is a wonderful reminder to “look for that
blessed Hope and the glorious appearance of the great God and our Savior,
Jesus Christ.” While it’s true that no one knows the time of Jesus’ return
to this earth, we should never become so complacent or ho-hum in our
approach to things that we figure His coming will not happen in our
lifetimes.
But, oh, dear Pilgrim, it could be, couldn’t it?
Assuredly it could.
Didn’t Jesus Himself say, “Therefore, be ready—for in such an hour as
you think not, the Son of Man comes” (Mt. 24:44)? And, even though it seems
there are still some other events that must take place where His return,
should we allow our eschatological views to rob us of our joy and
anticipation over His coming?
Not hardly.
That’s why we should “live each day as if it were our last and enjoy it
like it’d last forever.” Likewise, as Paul said, we should daily be
“denying (Grk. ‘arneomai’—‘refuse, disavow, reject, abandon, etc.’)
ungodliness and world lusts and live soberly (Grk. ‘sophronos’—‘with sound
mind, under control, moderately, with restraint, etc.’), righteously and
Godly in this present world.”
Why is that?
Primarily because of our “profession”—i.e., if we call ourselves
“Christian,” then we should conduct ourselves in the same way Jesus would.
And, we should also live that way because of our “possession” of hope.
Simply put, if we KNEW Jesus would be coming back this afternoon at 2:00,
what changes would we make in our lives? Would we continue doing the same
things. . .watching the same shows, movies, videos. . . reading the same
material. . .going the same places? May the Holy Spirit help us today to
live and look for “that blessed Hope and Jesus’ glorious appearance.”
Hallelujah!!
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