Sometimes things just wear out. A washer was not built to last forever. The microwave does have its day. Yet all mechanical things have a tendency to wear out or break down.
It's just like our bodies. From the time you were born you begin to die. Your body and mind will reach a peak and then time begins to take its toll. People on the average are living longer today than ever before, but for some life is not so pleasant. For many their minds have worn down and they can no longer remember things or control their actions. For others it's their bodies that have failed and life is confined to a bed or a wheelchair. Like I said in the beginning-things wear out.
Isaiah 55:6, 7 says, "Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon."
Before things wear out we must take the opportunity to seek the Lord.
(1) We must seek Him while He can be found. Each person is given an opportunity to know all about Jesus. You have to take the opportunity to know Him while you can.
(2) We must call upon Him while He is near. Jesus is always available, yet some have rejected Him so often that their time to know Him is limited. It's best to seek Him and know Him while He is near.
(3) We must forsake our ways and our thoughts. It cannot be our way-it must be His way. I cannot say I love Jesus and continue to live a life of sin. It will not work like that. My ways must become His ways for my life to be successful.
(4) We must return to Him and receive His mercy. When the opportunity comes to reform a broken relationship with God you better seize the moment. In today's world they come less and less as people refuse to take time to know Christ.
Yes, things will wear out. So while you have your right mind, strength, and spirit give it all to Jesus. this might be the last chance you get.
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