Sometime … it will be the last time.

The last holiday together as a family. The last gift you will ever give. The last conversation you will share. The last time you will see those people. The final goodbye.

Everything you do will one day be the last time you do it on this side of eternity.

The tricky part is that you rarely know when that time will come. 

The wisdom of age is drinking deeply into your soul the shared moments of love and connection, knowing this could be it.

It also means acting wisely today. Doing the right things day after day so there are no regrets. That means speaking your love, offering forgiveness, making the connection, and being right with your maker and the ultimate judge. It means telling your loved ones about Jesus, serving to make a spiritual difference, and giving generously in the name of our Lord. It is a life of obedient faith spent knowing our God through his word, prayers, and quiet time with him.

Whenever Jesus speaks of his return, it is always an unexpected and abrupt event. Yet he never drifts into sentimentalism about loss. He shifts the conversation to preparation for the next step on our journey with God.

Living with the reality that today might be our last day should help us appreciate what we have AND motivate us to be ready for where we are going. Don’t just do the former.