Key Text: Job 21:13 KJV - They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

Since you do not know when your time on earth will expire, "see then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil" - Ephesians 5:15,16. It is only a few people, like one of the thieves on the cross that may have an opportunity to make their ways right with God, just before death. Most people die either accidentally or in their sleep, taken away unexpectedly.

Although, the other thief crucified with Jesus knew he would die in a short while, he did not repent. That shows that nobody has power over the last moments of life and very few actually get to know when they have come to that moment. We all have a common enemy who is fighting hard to see that we die in sin. Unfortunately, he is succeeding in the lives of many. Please repent while you may.

Beloved, do not put off your salvation until the last minute. Now is the moment of salvation, the next minute may be too late. A lot of people who leave their houses in the morning for work or business end up in the morgue as corpses later in the day. They never knew that they would not return home to their families alive. Learn to spend every minute of your life with eternity in view.

Prayer: O Lord, grant me the grace to be thoughtful in all things and to do nothing rashly, in Jesus' name. Amen.

Reflection: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom - Psalm 90:12.