October 25

Our natural proclivity is to take things and people for granted. We don’t mean to. We start with good intentions and with good results, but time passes and we lapse into a comfort zone of indifference. The friendship that we valued continues to be important. We just don’t work at it with the diligence we once applied.

The marriage to the partner who inspired such passion has become like a comfortable pair of old slippers. We tend to do this in matters of faith as well. We know what we believe and we know in Whom is our salvation, but our day-to-day walk is along familiar paths and we don’t stop to savor His presence as we once did.

If the Jesus at Whose feet we placed our lives is Who He says He is, we owe Him so much more than a perfunctory nod to His Lordship on Sunday mornings. We owe Him our all. Hebrews 2:1 says, “Since all this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift from them and slip away.”

We live in an age where deception is afoot. Many things are coming to pass that indicate His return is imminent. This is no time for complacency; it is an hour when vigilance is imperative. What can we do? First, and most importantly, we must attend to our own relationship with the Lord. It must be our top priority. Then we must share our faith with others, so they and we, may be watchful.