Pastor Ralph Diehl » prepare http://www.ralphdiehl.com Thoughts on Life Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 TOO LATE http://www.ralphdiehl.com/2008/10/25/too-late/ http://www.ralphdiehl.com/2008/10/25/too-late/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000 pastordiehl http://www.ralphdiehl.com/?p=120 This past week has been busy getting things ready for my surgery next week.  I’ve got some winterizing things I need to get done around the house, because I’m not supposed to be doing any straining for some time after the surgery.  I also need to make sure that everything is set for my absence at the church.  And, because I’m not a guy who likes to sit around and do nothing, I’m trying to save up light duty things that I can do at home for that period when I’m stuck there. Today Anita is picking up some prescriptions from the pharmacy that I need to start prior to the surgery.

My Mom used to say, “Be sure you wear clean underwear in case you have an accident”. Because this isn’t an accident or urgent emergency, we’ve had time to plan ahead and get all our ducks in a row ahead of time.

But, I wonder what people will think when the trumpet sounds, and Jesus comes back.  It will be too late to make any preparations then.  That’s what the Holy Spirit meant when He said, “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion” (Hebrews 3:7-8).  Be sure that you are ready.  And I sure hope Anita remembered to wash my undies.

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