No Tomorrows

No one is guaranteed "tomorrow." We all know that intellectually - but generally we: a) don't think about it and b) don't really believe it applies to people we know, and c) definitely don't believe it applies to us. But every now and then we get a wake-up call.

Mine came today when I got a phone call informing me that a consultant I worked with frequently and over a period of several years was found dead in his home this morning. I and my co-workers had a difficult time wrapping our minds around that fact. After all he had just been with us last Wednesday and he was scheduled to be at our site again in 2 days. The shock of his death in his sleep as a 40-something, apparently healthy man, was quite unexpected.

After a couple of hours I found my thoughts going off in a different direction. I suddenly realized that I did not know if he was a believer in Christ. In fact, despite frequent conversations over the last 2 or 3 years- I could not remember even one time when we discussed faith in Christ. If he was not a christian -I did nothing to bring him to Christ. I never considered that he might not have a tomorrow.

How many others have I failed to share Jesus' love and grace with? If I - as a believer - don't share my Lord - who will?