You will not be able to sit at home, sistahs and brothas. You will not be able to tune in to CNN, NBC or BET. You will not be able to run to the store real quick, or finish baking a cake for the church school picnic because the Resurrection will not wait. The Resurrection will not wait for you to go to the drive-thru at BK for a breakfast sandwich to go. It will not be delayed until Shaq and Kobe win another championship. The Resurrection will not make its worldwide comeback on Broadway or usher in the New Millennium on stage at the Kennedy Center. The Resurrection will not be broadcast on Oprah's OWN Ra-di-o. There will be no made for TV movie starring Denzel Washington as "Jesus". The Resurrection won't be televised on cable in three parts--- tivoed, DVR'ed or "On-Demand" for viewing at a later date because the Resurrection will not wait.
When the Resurrection comes, you will not be able to take a crash course in bible. The fact that you watched "The Passion" on DVD won't count as righteous living. Serving on the usher board, singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school is your reasonable service; but won't earn you bonus points for the trip home when the Resurrection comes. When the Resurrection comes, it won't be enough to have that "ole time" religion. You must be born again! The fact that you belonged to a church for umpteen years won't matter. You must be born again! What part of all have sinned don't you understand? You must be born again when the Resurrection comes.
Make no mistake the Resurrection is coming. No man knows the hour, day or year when the Lord will appear. So keep your lamp burning bright 'cause it could be tonight. Keep watch at all times and pray 'cause it could be today. Think you've got plenty of time? Think again, or you'll be left behind when the Resurrection comes. Make no mistake Jesus is coming back, with the voice of the archangel and the trump of God, to call the faithful from their graves. Then, the redeemed of the Lord, who are alive on the earth, will be caught up to meet Him in the air. There to be with the Lord forever. Every eye will see it. Every eye, everywhere will see Jesus when the Resurrection comes. When the Resurrection comes, it will not wait, it will not wait for you to get ready. When the Resurrection comes, it will be too late.
I like the reworking of Gil Scot Heron. Great minds think alike, or at least God's people do. Keep up the blogging for the kingdom.
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