Remember when you were in school and just maybe your marks
weren’t always the best they could have been. And there was always that one
sibling or one of your best friends that somehow managed to be the top student
every marking period, the highest grades on every report card.
And of course, they received the accolades, they received
the prizes and the rewards. That was me, not the smart one, but the one who
passed by the skin of their teeth.
But then that one semester you were determined to do your
best, and you did and reaped the benefits, yes, the rewards, maybe some money,
the pats on the back and it felt great.
Even a surprise quiz, completely unexpected printed from a
mimeograph machine with the blue smelly ink you were ready for. And, because you studied diligently, you aced
it. You were prepared for the unexpected.
For me, most of the time while in school, I not only never
studied diligently, or even never studied.
That’s how our life is, and that’s what God is telling us
throughout the New Testament. Be prepared, for we never know when God is going
to call us.
That is one test we want to ace. But if we are always
thinking of him and preparing ourselves by praying and helping others and
showing him our love, then we will ace that test too.
Yes, life is a test and while we are here on this earth, we
are preparing for the final exam. And if we pass, we graduate to our eternal
reward, heaven.
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