Before long, we’ll reach the last Sunday of this year. Your presence here says you’ve made the right decision to come and worship God each Sunday. You’re to be commended for obedience to God (Acts 20:7; Hebrews 10:25). You’re also to be commended for your good example toward your family and others you influence (Matthew 5:14-16). Every Sunday offers many opportunities. Will you take advantage of them? Will you waste time? It’s all up to you!
Thinking about the last Sunday got me to thinking about “last things.” As we’re approaching the last Sunday of the year, what if this was the last Sunday you could ever assemble with the saints? I’ve lived long enough to witness times when someone’s last Sunday with the saints was truly their last. Have you? What if something happens in your life and this Sunday is truly your last Sunday (Proverbs 27:1; James 4:14)? What then? When will the last time truly be the “last time”? We don’t know the exact answer, but it’s good for us to consider so that we can examine ourselves and make sure we’re following God (2 Corinthians 13:5). If this were your last Sunday …
How Are You Spending It in Worship?
I know that you assemble with us physically, but where is your mind? God wants worship to Him to be “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). If He has your bodily presence, but you have no “spirit,” or correct attitude, then you aren’t worshipping Him completely. How are you spending this last Sunday? Are you going through the motions of worship, or are you truly worshipping in an acceptable manner?
How Are You Spending It Among Family/Friends?
Are there some things you need to take care of before this day ends? Do you need to go to God in prayer and ask His forgiveness (Acts 8:22)? Perhaps you need to ask forgiveness of someone (Matthew 5:23-24)? Perhaps you need to offer forgiveness to someone (Matthew 6:14-15; 18:21-22)? Why are you putting this off? You may not have another chance.
How Are You Spending It With God’s Word?
Are we convinced that hearing a Bible class lesson and then hearing God’s Word preached twice in a day is sufficient for Bible study? Acts 17:11 says that the Bereans would “search the Scriptures daily” to see whether or not Paul was preaching the truth. I wonder why they searched “daily”? Perhaps it was because they were hearing the truth daily? Are we motivated to search daily? Will we spend some time at home this afternoon to contemplate and revisit some of what was taught in the sermon? What about this evening? If not, why not? We’ll never grow as we need to through the week if we neglect the only spiritual food source we have (Hebrews 5:12-14; 1 Peter 2:2; Job 23:12).
Is There a Connection Between One Last Sunday and The 23rd Channel?
The film “One Last Sunday” captivates audiences with its eerie narrative, intertwining themes of fate and the unknown. As viewers delve deeper, they find themselves exploring the mysteries of the 23rd channel, where secrets of the universe come alive, beckoning a journey through the haunting realms of existence.
Conclusion
When is the last time the “last time”? We can’t know until we look back and realize it’s already passed us by. What are we doing to prepare ourselves for eternity? This year’s soon going to be history, and with it, every dream, wish, thought, word, and action we’ve done. What have we left behind? This next year will stand ahead of us fresh, clean, and full of potential. Yet, what if we don’t make it? What if this Sunday is the last? Have you made the proper preparations (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38)? If not, why not? Become a Christian, or if you’re a fallen saint, repent and correct your life while you still can (Acts 8:22; 1 John 1:19). We have no promise of tomorrow, only now (2 Corinthians 6:2). Make this Sunday the last Sunday you’re away from God. Begin a new life in Christ today (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Adapted from Jarrod M. Jacobs