The Urgency of the Hour
So much is happening in the world today that if the saints of God don’t stand up, the devil will have a heyday. That means he will do whatever he wants—because there’s nobody praying.
I believe the saints ought to pray, and not just when they go to bed at night. “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep”—that’s beautiful, but we must go deeper. We must grab hold of the horns of the altar and let God know: we mean business—Kingdom business.
If we don’t pray, who will?
The people of God have authority to block the enemy’s plan and cancel the devil’s contract against our lives and purposes. The Bible says:
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
—James 5:16 (KJV)
So I pray for those in the house and those watching from afar—and I ask for your prayers in return.
When Thinking Is the Missing Link
Some things happen in our lives simply because we don’t think. Let me ask you:
Have you ever done something, and a few days later asked yourself, “What was I thinking?”
Often, if we had just stopped to think—really think—we could have avoided the pain that followed.
Today, I want to put something on your mind that will shake you out of spiritual autopilot.
Scripture Reading: Two Wake-Up Calls
Let’s look at two passages:
📖 2 Kings 20:1 (KJV)
“In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.”
📖 Luke 12:16–21 (Parable of the Rich Fool)
Jesus tells a story of a rich man whose land produced abundantly. The man said to himself:
“I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll say to myself, ‘Soul, you have plenty stored up for many years; take it easy—eat, drink, and be merry.’”
But God responded:
“Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”When Life Looks Good, But the Soul Is Starving
Let’s be honest: many of us have “stuff”—money in the bank, a good job, a home, food on the table. But just like the man in the parable, we may be rich in possessions but poor toward God.
We see this every day. Piles of untouched food tossed away at restaurants. Lavish living, but no worship. Full stomachs, empty souls.
The rich man in the parable didn’t realize he would have to give an account for his life. He was so focused on the temporary that he forgot about the eternal.
A Personal Challenge: “Set Your House in Order”
Look at someone and say:
“Neighbor, it doesn’t matter what you have—you need to set your house in order.”
Hezekiah was a good and righteous king, a reformer of Judah. Yet when the word of the Lord came through Isaiah, it was simple and sobering:
“Set your house in order, for thou shalt die and not live.”
You are not above the reach of God or the reach of death.
You cannot negotiate with death or delay its arrival. When your number is called, ready or not—it’s coming.
When Mercy Delays Judgment
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed. He pleaded with God:
“Lord, I’ve tried to serve You. I tore down idols. I reopened the temple. I led Your people.”
And God—full of mercy—added fifteen more years to his life.
If God has shown you mercy—if He’s spared you from tragedy or given you a second chance—you ought to run to Him. When that bullet missed, or the accident didn’t take you out, that wasn’t coincidence. That was grace shouting: “Set your house in order!”
Death Doesn’t Care How Old You Are
Two of my own sisters passed away at the age of 48. Friends and acquaintances have died young. Born in the ’90s or 2000s—and already gone.
That’s a warning. That’s a trumpet sound from Heaven saying,
“Get your house in order.”
Don’t play games with your life. Don’t play with fire and expect not to get burned. If you don’t go to the club, you won’t get caught in the violence at the club. If you don’t flirt with death, it can’t so easily find you.
General Housekeeping—Spiritual Edition
You can dress up the outside, but God looks on the inside.
Some houses look beautiful from the curb—but when you walk inside, it’s chaos. So it is with many lives: polished on the outside, cluttered within.
You can’t fool God.
“The dead in Christ shall rise first…” (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
—but only if you’re in Christ when that trumpet sounds.
Don’t be the one scrambling to repent at the last minute. Be ready now.
Not Everyone in the Church Is in Christ
Some folks are in church out of tradition—not transformation.
They come because Mama went. Or Grandmama. Or out of habit.
But they’ve never truly said, “Lord, here I am—wretched and undone. Wash me. Cleanse me. Make me whole.”
You’ve got to make a commitment to Jesus. You’ve got to say, “Take me to the potter’s house. Break me. Mold me. Make me new.”
That’s what it means to set your house in order.
The Rich Fool Lives Again
Jesus called the man in the parable a fool—not because he was rich, but because he put his stuff before his Savior.
“I can’t come to church. My grandson has a football game.”
“I can’t serve God today. I’ve got errands.”
When you put anything—anything—before God, you’re in dangerous territory.
God isn’t anti-blessing. He wants you to enjoy your life. But He will never accept being second. He is not a side dish—He is the main course.
A Word to the Working Believer
I’m a bi-vocational pastor. I have a job outside the church. But I’ll tell you this: nothing comes before my worship of God.
If your employer won’t give you a single Sunday off a month to serve your God, they don’t respect your soul. And you need to consider whether that’s a place you belong.
I’ve worked as a firefighter-paramedic. Even there, my coworkers knew who I was. They knew I was a preacher. They knew I had a house in order.
So I say to every believer: your walk with God is more important than your paycheck. Prioritize the presence of God.
The Final Word
Set your house in order.
Get the dust out. Clean out the corners. Remove the idols.
And open the doors wide for God.
“He’s coming for a church without spot or wrinkle.”
Will you be ready?
This isn’t fear-mongering. It’s truth. When you take your last breath, none of your earthly things will matter.
What will matter is this:
Did you know Jesus?
Did you serve Him?
Was your house in order?
“For it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”
—Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)
Now is the time.
Today is the day.
Set your house in order.
🙏 Reflection & Response
- Is there anything you’ve placed above your relationship with God?
- Are there areas of your life that need to be cleaned up—repented of—reordered?
- If Christ returned today, would you be ready?
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Let me walk with you as you set your house in order and follow Christ.
