Dear Young Christian:
The other day I bought a cup of coffee in a café in a small town in central Iowa. As I sipped the hot brew, I noticed a rather interesting comment printed on the side of the cup. It said,
“LIFE IS SHORT — STAY AWAKE FOR IT!
It got me thinking about some verses that exhort believers to stay awake. Here are just a couple: “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light” (Romans 13:11-12). “Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light” (Ephesians 5:14).
It is possible to be awake physically but asleep spiritually. Life is short! Are you spiritually awake to the reality of the dangers around and the joy of following and serving the Lord?
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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