Rev 3:7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: …10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. 11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

In the song, “Live Like You Were Dying” a terminal cancer victim shares what he did about his impending end; “”I went skydiving. I went Rocky Mountain climbing. I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu. And I loved deeper. And I spoke sweeter. And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying. Someday I hope you get the chance To live like you were dying.” I’ll admit I love the song and some of the sentiments. But in reality, this is not the answer of a faithful person. The absolute and only thing we can answer to the question “How do you live like you were dying?” is “By doing God’s Will.” And if that is what we would say with 24 hours to go, how can it become our answer for the way we are to live everyday until he comes?

Pastor Andy