A little while

Children have no concept of time.  My daughter asked me a few weeks ago “When is Granddaddy’s birthday party?”  I replied “It’s a week from Sunday.”  Confused, she looked at me and asked “Is that a little while?”  As children, we have no concept of time.  We only know “a little while”.  

The disciples of Jesus were the same way.  In John chapter 16, we see Jesus preparing His disciples with the truth that He was going away.  Jesus knew He was going to the cross to die for our sins, and after a short period of time He would be resurrected and ascend to heaven to be reunited with His Father.  He was explaining to them in verse 16 that “In a little while you will see me no more, then after a little while you will see me.”  Even then, they were confused. 

The words that Jesus told His disciples are still relevant to us.  “In a little while” means:

• We will no longer live on this earth.  We will be dead.
• We will stand before God the Father and give an account for the life that we lived.
• If we don’t die, the Lord will return to set things right on this earth.
• Either way, we have a limited amount of time to make our lives count.

How are you living your life?  Are you living for yourself or following Jesus?  If you were to die today, where would you spend eternity?  Ignoring the fact that “in a little while” we will be before God doesn’t change the fact that it really is going to happen.

Today, come to terms with the fact that soon our lives as we know it will be over and we will be spending eternity somewhere other than here on earth.  If you are not a follower of Christ, give your life to Him today.  If you are a follower of Jesus, then spend the time that you have left for Him and His glory.

We are only here “for a little while”.