Don’t get lost in it.

Sometimes life is like a big jail cell and the devil has you all comfy inside. He allows us to have all we think we need that brings us our happiness. He has us surrounded by the comforts of life, so much so, that we don’t feel a need for God. If we are doing so well without Him, than what’s the point right? I mean I created all my own success which created my wealth. I put in the work and actually worked hard for all I have. I need nothing…I mean just look around, I am doing fine and don’t need Jesus or anything. You see here’s the truth, that while the devil has us all cozy and comfy living in our own little world inside this jail cell, there will come a day when Jesus comes up and slams the cell door closed and once it’s closed, it will lock forever. We will be eternally trapped. The Bible says this in Matthew 25:!3:

“So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.” 

it also says in 1 Thessalonians 5:2 that:

^“For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”

Jesus told a parable about being prepared in Matthew 25:1-46:

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. ² Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. ³ The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, ⁴ but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. ⁵ When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

⁶ “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’

⁷ “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. ⁸ Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’

⁹ “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’

¹⁰ “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. ¹¹ Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’

¹² “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’

¹³ “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.

¹⁴ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. ¹⁵ He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.

¹⁶ “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. ¹⁷ The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. ¹⁸ But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.

¹⁹ “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. ²⁰ The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’

²¹ “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!^[c]’

²² “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’

²³ “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’

²⁴ “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. ²⁵ I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’

²⁶ “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, ²⁷ why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’

²⁸ “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. ²⁹ To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. ³⁰ Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

³¹ “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. ³² All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. ³⁶ I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

³⁷ “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸ Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? ³⁹ When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

⁴⁰ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,^[f] you were doing it to me!’

⁴¹ “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. ⁴² For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

⁴⁴ “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’

⁴⁵ “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’

⁴⁶ “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

You see in all these parables the Lord is telling us to be prepared in season and out of season for we don’t know the day nor hour when He may come back, He also reminds us that we must be good stewards of what He has given to us.  You see life, “by the worlds standards “may seem like it’s supposed to be all about us but it is not, it’s supposed to be all about Christ. He came so we might live eternally with Him in Heaven, He came to wipe away our sins, He came to mend the broken heart. Though there are many who might think they have all they need, if they were to get alone and think about their life they would see that the materials and money, all the lusts of the world is not truly fulfilling. Take some time today and reevaluate your life and ask yourself, am I in my own jail cell wondering around in all my stuff, is my stuff my happiness or do I have a better purpose for myself.

If you come to find you have been lost in your cell, than there is some good news and here it is, that it’s not too late, the door has not been closed and locked yet and there is still time to repent and turn to Jesus. The Bible says this in Romans 10:9:

“ if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. “

The sad truth is that there are billions of people in their own jail cells all over the world. They all seem to be comfy and cozy in their cells, just going about life thinking that they are satisfied. But that’s all part of the big lie straight from Satan himself.  Think about this, God gave us this book called the Bible with His Word. It contains His truth, His wisdom, and His knowledge and He gave it to us so we might be able to get to know Him, so we are aware of His plans and His intensions. God calls us to be transformed in Romans 12:2:

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.”

Take some time out of your day and open your Bible. If you don’t have one, then jump on Amazon and you can have one at your door step by morning or just open a bible app, get to know your Lord, and accept Him into your life. You were created with a purpose and for a purpose. God loves you and wants to know you on an intimate level. Accept Him as your savior so you too can walk those golden streets with Him one day. Get out of your cell before it’s too late for the warden is coming soon!!