Perhaps Today

My father in law went to be the Lord back in 2003. He was a lovely old man with a very beautiful gift of carpentry. He did amazing work in his late years and he used this gift, for the most part, as an expression of worship.

One of the first wood carvings he made is in my husband’s home office. It is a frame with the words “Perhaps Today.” These words were a shout of hope from a Christian generation that lived with the constant expectation of seeing Jesus’ return in their lifetime. 

 One of the first wood carvings from Francisco Morales (my husband's late father.)

• “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.” —Mark 13:32-37 ESV

Things have changed drastically in later generations. It seems that instead of the waiting and the expectancy of His return, there is much theological debate on the accuracy of the timing of His coming. Will this really happen in our generation? Will it happen before or after the tribulation? 

There are so many school of thoughts on this issue. However, regardless of your position: Pretribulation, Midtribulation, Prewrath, Partial, or Posttribulation, there is one irrefutable truth, we will meet Him sooner or later. The question is... are we ready if “Perhaps Today” we find ourselves face to face with God?

• "Keep your shirts on; keep the lights on! Be like house servants waiting for their master to come back from his honeymoon, awake and ready to open the door when he arrives and knocks. Lucky the servants whom the master finds on watch! He'll put on an apron, sit them at the table, and serve them a meal, sharing his wedding feast with them. It doesn't matter what time of the night he arrives; they're awake—and so blessed! "You know that if the house owner had known what night the burglar was coming, he wouldn't have stayed out late and left the place unlocked. So don't you be slovenly and careless. Just when you don't expect him, the Son of Man will show up." – Luke 12:35-40 The Message 

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