See You Tomorrow

 

Bound for Eternity, Pt. 5

 

Introduction

The phrase, “See you tomorrow” is commonly used daily. When you leave work or school for the day, when you leave a friend’s house, and so on. However, tomorrow never gets here.

For example, today is Monday. That means that Sunday was yesterday, and Tuesday is tomorrow. When Tuesday arrives, it is then called, “Today” and Wednesday becomes tomorrow.

Essentially, tomorrow never arrives as it always becomes today. In this article, we will look at when tomorrow does arrive.

 

Work while it is Day

In John 9:4, “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” This is not to say that no one can work the overnight shift. It’s simply a matter of consistent daylight for us to work. Jesus is saying that there comes a time when no one will work at all; death or the Second Coming.

It is during that day that we should accomplish everything we possibly can because we will not get a second chance when we leave this mortal realm. (See last week’s article, Where do The Dead Live?)

 

1440

Although none of us knows how long we will live here upon the Earth, we do know that everyone, from age 8 to 80, has the same amount of time. By that I mean the same amount of time every single day. We all have 24 hours or 1,440 minutes to accomplish whatever it is we need to do. That is the key number to our lives; 1440.

If an average person works 8 hours a day and sleeps 8 hours a day; that comes to 960 minutes already used up. That leaves you 480 minutes per day to do everything else: Eating meals, spending time with family, studying the bible, entertainment, and social interaction.

All too often we don’t think of life in terms of minutes but rather days, weeks, months, and years. James wrote, Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” (James 4:13-15)

 

When is Tomorrow?

In John 5:28-29 Jesus said, “Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth--those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.” This event occurs when Tomorrow arrives. The judgment is also included in this (Heb. 9:27; 2 Cor. 5:10; Mt. 25:46).

This is why Jesus said to work the works while it is day (Jn. 9:4). No one will work at nightfall (death). Our afterlife is determined based on what we have done with our lives while it is still possible to work. Becoming a Christian is essential if we want to enjoy the eternal rest.

As the writer of Hebrews said, There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. (Hebrews 4:9-11).

Here’s what you must do to become a Christian:

Hear the Word of God (Rom. 10:17)

Believe Jesus is the Son of God (John 8: 24)

Confess Jesus is the Son of God (Rom. 10: 9-10)

Repent of your sins (Acts 2: 38)

Become baptized to wash away your sins (Acts 22:16)

Live Faithfully even unto Death (Rev. 2: 10)

Conclusion

Jesus said in Matthew 24:35-36, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”

We don’t know how much time we have left on earth; 10 years or 10 minutes. We need to utilize the time we currently have and get ourselves right with God. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” Do the will of the Father and become a Christian today!