There will be some interesting “Last Days” in our lives. The Last day of High School or College. The last day of work before retirement. The last day in a beloved home before moving away. The last day worshiping with a beloved group of Christians. Many of these “last days” will be filled with the mixed emotions of sadness and joy, of both loss and excitement.
Jesus said to the crowds, “everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day” (John 6:40). There is truly one great “last day” coming in our lives. It is the day “the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat and the earth and its works will be burned up” (2 Pe. 3:10). On that day Jesus promises those who come to him that “I will raise him up on the last day” (John 6:44).
Most of my “last days” are behind me. The last day of college, the last day of preaching full time. I have one more “last day” to look forward to, the day the Lord returns, the last day of earth, moon, and sky. The day when time ends and eternity with God begins. How many last days do you have behind you? Are you ready for that final last day, the day Jesus returns?
-Dennis Doughty
