But You Will!
 

by Forrest D. Moyer

Someone said, “The only way to be sure of surviving is never to do anything for the last time.” Well, that sounds good, but the fact is that you will — that is, you will do some things for the last time! You see, it matters not how brilliant you are, how healthy you are, or how rich you are; these things do not alter man’s mortality. You will die! (Unless the Lord comes first, and the effect will be the same.) So, some morning you will get up for the last time. There will be a time when you sit down to your last meal. You will clasp your children (or grandchildren) in your arms for the last time. You will say to your husband or wife, “I love you” for the last time. Further, we just don’t know when that time will be. That’s why the Lord constantly stresses our being ready at all times (Matt. 24:42).

What is even more sobering is the thought that some day, for the last time, you will have opportunity to bring your life into a righteous relationship with your God. True, you are saved by grace; but it is also true that you must accept that grace in God’s appointed way (see Acts 2:38). If you spurn His invitation for the last time, then your doom is sealed. Wisdom cries out for you to accept His way right now and live for Him for the rest of your life. Then it little matters what you do for the last time. The important thing is that you will be with God eternally.  (Forrest D. Moyer, 1989)

 

  

Other Articles by Forrest D. Moyer
The Nature of the church of Christ
Grace and Righteousness 
Various Thoughts on the Church
That Piece of Clay