Everything must be closed, everything must be taken care of immediately. Every action and decision must be made in consideration of God ans His Kingdom. Because the devil is prowling around like a lion, looking for someone to devour, waiting for any foothold. Have you ever actually tried to picture that? The lion, that ferocious beast, which could destroy you in a moment, knows where you are--it's already spotted you--and it's pacing, just waiting. And it's hungry. Very hungry. Its sole focus is on making you its meal, and it will not be satisfied unless it licks your bones clean. The camera you dropped just outside the reach of the your jeep that you might be able to grab, if you just try, if you're very quick, probably isn't worth it.
Do not give the devil a foothold. I implore you, if there is some area of weakness in your life that you "just haven't gotten around to," or perhaps are trying to ignore, thinking it will magically resolve itself--take care of it NOW, even if a quick fix isn't in sight. We cannot afford to have the enemy frustrate the plans the Lord has for our lives. Time is too short. We only have days. Minutes.
There is too much to be done to waste our lives doing anything other than living completely and fully for the Lord. People are lost and hurting. People are dying without ever having heard about Jesus, or maybe they've "heard" Him but they haven't actually seen Him.
The harvest is plentiful. The time is now.
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"What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away." - 1 Corinthians 7:29-31.
