Read Matthew 24
Can you imagine being in the middle of your wedding and then - WHOOSH -- a tidal wave of rain sweeps through and literally puts a damper on the whole thing? It would be worse if you were never warned of the flooding rains. It would be downright stupid to move forward with a wedding when you are told life-changing rains are coming and will certainly wreck the whole thing.
But in Noah's time, this happened. You know the story. No one listened to this great man of God. They thought he was crazy. They went about their daily lives. And then Swooooosh...wiped out. Gone.
Matthew 24: 36-39 reminds us of this. "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark."
It then goes on to say "no one knew" until it got there. Maybe they did not know the exact day, but they had been warned it would rain. Still, they went on drinking and having a party like no biggie.
Matthew 24 is filled with reasons for us to be prepared for the end. I am not talking about the Mayan craziness of predicting a day. I am saying it can happen anytime.
What issues are you married to? What is your life showing forth for when the last big "Whoooosh" comes through? Are you really ready to stand before the King? REALLY?
I'm not saying live in fear and do not get married literally or to let your life go to nothing but waiting. I am suggesting some of us will be caught in uncompromising situations. If there is sin in your life that you are trying to cover up, how about you wash it away completely -- now? Do it before the rains come. You might not like how the "wedding" ends otherwise.
Read Matthew 24. You'll see what I mean.
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