I Wanna Be Ready! by Dan McDonald

The words of an 80's gospel song go like this: "When the time comes, I want Him to know me. When the time comes, I want to be there; and when the time comes I want to be ready, when Jesus comes to take me home." I hear these same words echoed through out the New Testament as Christ addresses His disciples about this same truth. He tells them to be in a state of watchfulness for the Lord's coming, for they do not know the time or day He will come back. Are we like them? I mean, are we so caught up in the things of this world that our hearts' desires are wrapped around what can make us happy? Or are we looking toward heaven, Jesus and the Kingdom? (Matt. 6:33) The Bible tells us in Luke 12:34 that where your treasure is, there your heart will be as well. I don't know about you, but sometimes I find that I struggle daily with "setting my affection/desire/deep longings on things above" (Col. 3:2). Let's not get so busy multi-tasking and filling our agendas/appointment books/things-to-do lists with what we call "important" things, when in actuality they are non-essentials. As Scott Krippaine sings, "The main thing is to keep the MAIN THING the main THING"; Jesus! Let's rehearse once again those words of the 80's song I began with: "When the time comes, I want Him to know me. When the time comes, I want to be there; and when the time comes I want to be ready, when Jesus comes to take me home."