The World Drama

We do not know when the world drama will end. We don’t even know what act we’re in. Only the Author knows when the curtain will close, and all we can do is play our role well and help others do the same. For at the end, we are told that the Author will comment on our performance. Therefore, it is crucial that we play our role well.

What the Dead Have Said...About Death

"Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes" (James 4:14).

"The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass" (Isaiah 40:7).

"Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath" (Psalm 39:5)!

In Learning in War-Time, C. S. Lewis states that the great Christians of the past "thought it good for us always to be reminded of our mortality." Knowledge of the curtain's closing and ignorance of when that will take place should affect how we play our part.

"So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12).

Your Quality of Life

What are you living for now?
Why should you keep the future ever before you?

We cannot know when our life or the world drama will end. We can only be prepared each day to meet that end, to live now in light of that end. It's the unexpected, the unknown, that should motivate us to act, to live, and to truly be present in the present that we are currently experiencing. We aren't promised a tomorrow on this earth. We have the breath that is currently entering and exiting our lungs - beyond that, anything can happen at any time. God has numbered our days, and only He knows how long they are.

God is the one Who was, Who is, and Who is to come. You're one of approximately 7 billion people who is right now, and you're only here because He ordained it. You're only here for a blip of time. Are you making it count? What are you doing with your blip?

At the same time, we are immortal beings, and we will experience eternity in one of two places. Does your life now reflect where you'll spend eternity?

If you're headed to an eternity with Christ in Heaven but you aren't abiding with Him now, you aren't living a life of obedience to Him now, you aren't praising Him now, then what makes you think you want an eternity of that? If you are not doing it now, then why are you even in a relationship with Him? If you don't want to marry the person you're dating, then why are you even dating them? Are you just selfish and want the security? Are you simply after the fire insurance? Man-up and commit. And if you're not willing to commit, then you're not ready to become a Christian.

Being a Christian means that God is the LORD of your life. He's the One in charge. He calls the shots. He's the proverbial driver who drives your life. This is why Paul so often called himself a bondslave to the Lord. When he became a Christian, he was choosing to make the Lord His Master. Do you live as though Christ is your Master, or do you have delusions of grandeur and consider yourself the master of your life? Christ is sovereign. You're not. He's infinitely wise. You're not. So do the smart thing and submit to Him. Submit to the Author of your life, the Author of the world drama, for He knows the plot of the whole play.

Live for Eternity Now

This past August, I had eye surgery, and it has totally changed my perception and how I view everything, literally. This is what knowledge of life's brevity should do to us. It should change our perception on life. We should live differently because how we view everything has changed.

How we spend time changes.
How we treat people changes.
How we use our money changes.
What we value changes.
Has it changed for you?

We should live with eternity stamped on our eyeballs. I want to live for the eternal. I don't want for my life to be wasted. I want the Author of this drama to be pleased with me and with the part that I've played.

When the curtain closes, what will be His verdict of your role and how you played it?