Are you ready to meet God?
Are you ready to meet God? You know, one day we all will meet God, whether we like it or not. And here's the question, are you ready? And when you meet Him, will you be meeting a friend or a stranger?
You know, I think of it this way: I love to have people in my home and if I'm having someone over that I don't know very well, or someone I've never met, I fuss around all day. I work so hard. I cook this delicious dinner and it’s very stressful for me, actually. Because this is someone I don't know and I want the house to be perfect. But, if we're having someone over who's a friend or family member, someone we know very well, I just open the front door, and they come in, they help themselves in the fridge, and it's so comfortable. They don't mind the mess or the problems in the house because they are a dear friend.
It's the same with the Lord God Himself. When you meet him, will you be meeting a stranger? Someone you've never welcomed into your life? Or will you be meeting a friend, someone you've been walking with daily, your whole life? Well, today, my friend, I would love to encourage you that you can be ready to meet God. That when you see him one day, when you look into his beautiful face, you're going to be meeting a friend—someone you love.
If you would like this for your life for that day, I would love to pray with you. Pray with me right now. Dear God, one day I will meet you, and I want to be ready. I want to meet a friend. And I don't feel like I'm your friend because I've never truly given you my life. Today, I give you my life, and I welcome you in as a friend into my home. God, I want to begin a daily relationship with you. Jesus, I thank you for what you've done for me, and I am sorry for ignoring you for all these years. Welcome into my life, Lord, as my friend, in the name of Jesus, amen. Amen.
One day we all will meet God, whether we like it or not. And here's the question, are you ready? And when you meet Him, will you be meeting a friend or a stranger?
John 5:24
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”