Open Your Eyes

I have heard it said, " I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, instead of screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car did."  There are times we need to wake up. 
In Mark 13 Jesus begins by speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem and then He weaves the conversation into the last days before His return.  It is a complex passage and some say it is all about the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and some say it is all about the end time.  The reality is: it is somewhere in the middle dealing with both, however, where one stops and the other starts is not easy, so most just do not deal with it.  Either way, before dealing with details so much that you miss the point, let's get the point.  The point is: wake up and open your eyes.  Christ says in Mark 13:33-  Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.  (www.lifejournal.cc) The reality is that society will spiritually lull us to sleep and not make us sensitive to the movement of God around us.  We may close our eyes to the opportunities to share His Truth, live out His Word, or rest in His promises.  Don't be spiritually adrift.  We don't know what this day holds and we don't even know if we will have tomorrow!  Let's open our eyes and seize the day for the cause of Christ!