For several years now, many have been telling us that the Mayan calendar has predicted December 21st
as the end of all things as we know them. This prediction has brought
with it a fascination that has swept through our country. Hollywood
made a movie about it, people have built doomsday shelters, and others
have accumulated food and supplies. On December 21st I will
start my day much like I do every day. I’ll spend some time with God,
see what is taking place on Facebook, read my favorite news feeds, go to
the church, and not really give the prediction much thought. I really
have no faith in the Mayan calendar prediction but I believe it is a
great opportunity to ask; “Are we ready for the end?” Not an end of the
world as predicted through a man made calendar, but an end that is
promised by an eternal Lord. Forty days after Jesus rose from the
grave he went to join God in heaven. As He was ascending the disciples
stood staring into the sky until an angle spoke to them; “… This same Jesus, … will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
(Acts 1:11 New International Version) We have a promise that Jesus
Christ will return and the end will come. We are also challenged to
always be prepared. God is not asking us to build bunkers or store food
but to prepare by giving our lives to Him. Nobody knows when, but every
day is one day closer, could it be the 21st? Absolutely! It could also be today! I’m ready, are you? ~Mike
