Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Racing the Night - #8238

Monday, March 30, 2009

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For centuries, people had to live by the sun. Sun up, work like crazy to get things done while you can; sun down, sleep so you can wake up with the sun. Along came the electric light bulb—lit up the night. Not long ago, we had a taste of the old days. The storm knocked out our power and suddenly left us on sort of a survival basis. And when it got dark, it got dark. I learned that I had to divide my work into two categories: things you have to do while there’s light and things you can do when darkness closes in. Come about 4:30 in the afternoon, I got this real strong sense of urgency. Time’s running out, boy, work while you can.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and one day when I was racing the night, some words Jesus spoke came flooding back to me: “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day, for the night is coming when no man can work” (John 9:4 ). There’s nothing casual about the mission of Jesus in this world. He’s calling those of us who follow Him to live with a strong sense of urgency. Why? Well for one thing, every day 150,000 people in our world go into eternity, ready or not. They did today—they will tomorrow. And they will be in heaven or hell. When their night comes, we are out of time to reach them.

If you’ve ever been to the funeral of someone you knew who may not have known Christ, you may know that haunting feeling, “I never told them about Jesus.” Lives slip away, open hearts turn hard, opportunities to touch a life disappear…and we don’t know how long we have to make our life count for eternity. We are racing the night. Work while it’s day.

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This radio program references: John 9:4