Sleeping Through Your Wakeup Call

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Sleeping Through Your Wakeup Call."

Now, sleeping through a wakeup call from your hotel can lead to serious consequences - like missing something you really can't afford to miss. Sleeping through a wakeup call from God can lead to deadly consequences - like missing the meaning of your life on earth - as well as the heaven we hope to go to when we die.

Only hours before Jesus was crucified, He asked His close friends this haunting question - "Are you still sleeping?" (Mark 14:41). It might be a question Jesus is asking you today - "Are you still sleeping after all the wakeup calls I've given you? After all the reminders and opportunities I've given you to get things settled with Me?"

Jesus loves you so much that He gave His life on that cross so you wouldn't have to die for your sins. He is not asking you to join a religion or go through some rituals. He's asking you to commit your life to the One who gave His life for you. But you've been putting Him off, pursuing other things, maybe hiding behind some excuses, or hoping that all the Christians and Christianity you know will somehow be enough. You can lock Jesus out rudely or you can do it politely. Either way, He's still not in your life and you're still what He calls "lost".

But because Jesus does not want to lose you, He's sent you wakeup calls. They may have been delivered through a Christian friend or maybe your spouse or family member who knows Christ personally. But you've put them off, blown them off. Those calls weren't from them - they were from Jesus. Sometimes, Jesus will even allow you to run into a wall to get your attention - a crisis, a loss, a medical emergency, a close call. Wakeup calls to show you your need for a Savior.

In Matthew 23:37, our word for today from the Word of God, Jesus wept over the people of Jerusalem and said, "How often I have longed to gather your children together... but you were not willing." He may be saying something like that to you right now - "How many times I've called you to Myself, but you were not willing."

I don't know how many more times He's going to call. I don't know - you don't know - when your time is going to be over. Bottom line - this is heaven or hell we're talking about. Today - right now - Jesus is calling one more time. Please, don't sleep through His call again. There's way too much to lose.

Open the door to this Man who loves you more than anyone has ever loved you. Tell Him, "Jesus, I'm Yours." If you want to finally know that you belong to Him, I hope you'll let me send you the booklet "Yours For Life". It's about beginning your relationship with Jesus.

The Bible puts it this way, "Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near" (Isaiah 55:6). That implies you may not always be able to find Him. He may not always be near. But, He's near right now. Please, grab Him while you can.