Short devotions: In the End Zone - Matthew 24:35

Matthew 24:35            Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

There’s a new television series just started on either the Discovery or History channel called “Doomsday Preppers.” I haven’t watched any episode yet, but the trailers show a whole host of different people across America who are preparing for the end of the world. I guess with this year’s obsessions and superstitions about the Mayan Calendar, a number of folks are going to get anxious over the World’s End. Similar things happened way back in 2000 when we were all told that the Y2K computer glitch would disable machines across the world and our technology would grind to a halt. There were even some folks who sold everything, gave up their jobs, and went to live in cellars, caves, or houseboats in order to survive the coming disaster.

Well Y2K came and went, just as the Mayan calendar will wimp out at the end of this year. People will always believe the worst and anxious folks will always exist.

As a Christian, I take great comfort in Christ’s Words. Even when Earth and heaven come to an end and pass away completely, Jesus tells us that His words will remain. This means that no matter what we or the world goes through, Jesus’ presence and power will still exist. We may not be able to rely upon a Mayan calendar anymore, but we can assuredly depend upon Christ’s Words remaining true for all Time and into Eternity.

So I guess the best kind of Doomsday Preparation that we could all make is getting our lives lined up with Christ and our hearts given over to Him.

Prayer:                        Lord Jesus, You are the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and End of all things. We trust in You and place our faith in Your Words. During these anxious times, keep us close to You. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.

John Stuart is the pastor of Erin Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. If you would like to ask any questions or make any comments about this message, please send him an email to pastor@erinpresbyterian.org.

Today’s image is one of John’s latest impressionistic drawings. It’s called “A Sea of Brollies” and features a large collection of colorful umbrellas being used in the rain. John also humorously called this “A Scottish Summer’s Day.” If you would like to view a larger version, please click on the following link: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6821115917_000290f6b6_b.jpg