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Warning Signs When the Son of Man returns, you will know it beyond all doubt. (Luke 17:24) The mighty Mississippi River is a body of water that gathers from over 40 percent of the continent’s lakes and tributaries. Sixty-three thousand tons of soil collects along its banks each day. The power of such a river is mind-boggling. That truth becomes even more sobering when you consider the river’s surroundings. The Mississippi is held back by a series of levees designed by scientists and engineers. These levees average twenty-five feet high and run for over twenty-two hundred miles along both sides of the river. They are the only things keeping the mighty Mississippi from flooding the area for miles around. Confident that the levees would hold, people have planted cotton and built a community right in the middle of the floodplain now known as the Mississippi Delta. Today over eight million people live in the delta, many oblivious (or apathetic) to the danger. At least four times in recent history, the Mississippi has overtaken the levees: 1882, 1927, 1973, and most recently in the summer of 1993. Each time the people were warned. As you look through archives you find that in February of 1993, just a few months before the Mississippi’s last rampage, an article was featured in Smithsonian Magazine warning residents that a catastrophe was inevitable. “What the river has written in the mud again and again is simple,” states the writer, “‘Someday soon.’” That day came just a couple of months later, and it was the worst recorded flood in Mississippi history. It’s easy to point a finger at the people who live in the delta, but what about those who choose to ignore the warnings of Scripture? The signs are just as clear and the danger just as imminent. Yet the consequences of our apathy are much, much greater. “The Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout,” records Paul, “with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). Jesus left no mystery. “Someday soon,” he tells us. It’s a matter of when, not if.
Today’s Reading Luke 17:24; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Reflection What warning signs do you see that Jesus may return soon? What have you done to heed the warnings and ready yourself for his imminent return?
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The best-selling Left Behind series has captured the attention of millions of readers, and it has changed lives. It has brought millions of believers the motivation to examine their hearts. Are you ready to embrace eternity? Live each moment as if it could be your last? Your future is more important than your past. Where you are going matters more than where you have been. What you do from this day forward means much more than what you have already done. You may be affected by your past, but you are not defined by it. Not in the eyes of God. What does it mean to embrace eternity? It means grasping each breath as if it could be your last, living life moment by precious moment with your feet planted firmly on earth but your heart aimed squarely at heaven. It means learning to embrace the role of dual citizenship—living in one world while belonging to another. It is a lifestyle of living like there’s no tomorrow and then dying so that your real life can finally begin! This 365-day devotional explores the themes introduced in the Left Behind series—themes of salvation, grace, obedience, and faith. New believers as well as mature believers will find a message of faith that will inspire and motivate daily.
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