Christian Reflection and Prayer

Lenten Meditation

Scripture:

Read John 7:33-44.

TEXT: "Jesus said, 'I will be with
you a little longer. ...'" (John 7:33a).

People are divided over Jesus. Some
believe in Him. Others don't. Many are
undecided. Jesus warns them to make
up their mind: "I will be with you a little
longer."

I learned that lesson the hard way
when I was 19. One Friday afternoon
my boss handed me my paycheck
on the way home. A couple hours
later he collapsed at his bowling alley
and died. My chance to talk to him,
learn from him, and reach out to him
was gone forever.

Soon Jesus will be gone. He will
die on a cross and be buried. After
three days He will rise again, but the
vast majority will never see Him again-
only a few select believers God
will choose to be witnesses of His
resurrection to the world.

The clock is ticking for us too. Each
of us has only a limited amount of
time before we die and our chance to
find salvation through faith in Jesus
Christ ends forever. But often we are
content with the way life is going. Or
we think it doesn't matter what you
believe, God will be satisfied if you
just try to live a good life.

But that is a false hope and a false
comfort. God has provided only one
way to save us, and that is through His
Son Jesus Christ. Jesus satisfied God's
holiness and justice by taking our sins
on Himself and suffering and dying in
our place on the cross. No one else
could do it. Now is the time to come
to Him and walk in His light.

PRAYER:

Lord, draw me to You while there is
still time. Shine in my life that others
may turn to the Light of the world, while
they still have time. Amen.

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