In my lifetime, starting with the Vietnam War and moving through contemporary wars like Desert Storm and the War in Afghanistan, there is one fact that has always amazed me; even though the United States was actively engaged in a war with US troops being deployed daily, and every night we were glued to the news to see what happened on that day… MY daily routine went on as usual. I still went to work and carried on with my family’s daily “normal” all the while battles were being waged by my country.
In other words, compared to many of our own relatives not 80 years ago in WW2, when their lives were changed to warfare literally, overnight. That was when most everyone…and I mean everyone, was participating in something having to do with the war…YET, in my experience… in contemporary America…I was pretty much business as usual.
What is my point? To me, it is hard to believe something like a war could be happening but only for some of us. Now here is a crazy question; what if there was a war was happening on US soil? What if the State of California was attacked and the battle was waging there? Do you think the people in maybe Iowa or Tennessee would be business as usual? How close does the activity have to be for us to change from our routine and no longer be, business as usual?
Stay with me…
Let me be more specific to help clarify my point further. Do you remember Noah? He was the guy that built an Ark in the middle of his property for one reason; Because God told him to. If you recall, there wasn’t really a precedent for a building project like this because there had never been enough rain before…But Noah just obeyed.
Every person who ever read this Bible passage has hypothesized that Noah’s neighbors probably thought he was out of his mind. They would see him every day just building away and could not figure out what he was doing. BUT then…there were the others that NEVER knew Noah and never knew what hit them.
You see, Noah’s neighbors, like you and me, we’re all going about their daily routines. They were perceptive enough to notice something was happening because Noah was very busy…but they were unaware of what was REALLY happening…until the flood came…
They were Business as Usual too…
Here is how Christ described Noah’s neighbors in Matthew 24:
For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Guys, my point is simply this…you, me, your family, your boss, your gym partner…everyone on this planet is business as usual. That is what we do. Many of us are affected by COVID. This means how we work or not work is altered, but we always adapt and keep moving forward because we have to take care of our families, right?
Being, “Business as Usual” is not wrong unless you miss what the scripture above is saying;
…so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
If we are so focused on JUST this life and only what we have to do, then, YES, you will be surprised on that day when He returns…and I don’t want that for you.
All I am saying is don’t forget to pay attention, to remember, to be aware… of what is going on around you, BE READY, don’t be JUST, Business as usual. Keep your eyes on the eternal prize for you and your family…
Honestly, I don’t have a calendar to update you when He is coming back because frankly, that would defeat the purpose don’t you think? The Bible is very clear that no one knows when Chris will return…only God. All I know is that I was guided to this passage as a reminder to you that (so will be the coming of the Son of Man) is written in His word and we MUST remember.
As I’ve said, being busy isn’t a problem unless it causes you to forget what THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT TO REMEMBER IS…
HE IS COMING BACK…
Until next time guys-
