Luke 21:34 "Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you”

I wanted to spend a little more time with this text, because there is more in this text than a warning to be careful that we don't bog down our minds with food or worry, to the point of not being aware of the signs of the return of Jesus. To get a better idea of what else Jesus was saying, we need to back up to Luke 17:26-30.

“And as it was in the days of Noah, so it also shall be in the days of the Son of Man. They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and the flood came and destroyed them all. So also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but the day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from the heaven and destroyed them all. Even so it shall be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.”

Luke 17:26-30

Before the flood, and before Sodom was destroyed, people went about doing their usual things. They bought and sold, planted and built, all the usual daily activities. There is nothing wrong with normal daily activities just as long as those activities don't come between us and God. It is too easy to become so busy that God gets pushed aside. Life is too fragile to risk trying to live it without God. The end of the world comes to anyone who breaths their last breath.

For example, One day, early in January, I walked outside and saw frost on everything. Beautiful frosty patterns on leaves and windows. I recognized the blessing of being alive and able to see the beauty. I e-mailed a message to a friend about how blessed I felt. That day life seemed good. That night and the following 3 weeks three different families I've known for a long time, had a death in their family. Two lost a father, one a mother. There was also some concern over my husband's health. A test result came back with some possible problems. During this time I had to keep reminding myself God is in charge of everything. I just needed to trust Him, and remember He promised to never leave us.

My husband saw a Specialist was told it was a false alarm. My husband is quite healthy. We came home much relieved. That evening we got a phone call informing us a good friend of ours, who worked for the Sheriff department, was responding to a call, when his car was hit by a commercial flatbed truck. He was in a coma for about a week and then passed away. Our friend was the same age as my husband and I.

Life is so fragile. No one knows when their last breath will be. No one knows when things will become so difficult and painful that the only hope of getting through each day is by clinging to God and His promises. Don't let the every day activities crowd God out of your life. Live your life so you are habitually relying on God and ready for that day when we will finally see Jesus and be reunited with our friends and loved ones. What a wonderful day that will be!