Getting ready to go 1 Thess 4:9-12

When there is a big event coming up, things get hectic in preparation and anticipation. Pastor David and Janice's daughter Kara gets married this weekend, and there has been a flurry of activity around their house as the day approaches. So much to get ready, so little time!

There's an even bigger day coming--Christ Jesus is coming for His bride the Church--and the Church is being prepared for that day. Now, with such a big event, you'd think the preparations would be frenetic, frenzied, and frantic; you know, like the rest of life. Actually, God tells us in 1 Thess 4:11 to slow down, be still, dial back, be quiet in heart, rest.

I wonder what I could without in terms of ambition or activity? We are soon to make a huge move, from here to "forever with the Lord." Much of what seems so important, won't matter at all then. Maybe its time to unload some of that now, as we get ready to go.