We should be planning for the future. Many folks are planning for the future, but not the right one. Knowing responsibilities lay ahead, young people live their youth wildly and recklessly while they can. Many people are concerned about their financial future and are doing everything they can to prepare for retirement. But these and many other outlooks are not helpful for the actual future that awaits us all—judgment and eternity.
In Luke 21:32, Jesus warns, “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.”[1]We should guard our hearts in light of the Lord’s imminent return. Instead of weighing our hearts down and dulling our minds with worldly living, we should live soberly and righteously. Instead of being worn down by life’s cares, we should eagerly await the Lord’s return. Are you ready for eternity, or is your heart weighed down with worldliness?
[1] NKJV