The truth is this: Jesus was born in a manger, and died at the hand of self-seeking government and religious leaders. But the truth is also this: Jesus rose ...above it all!

And the truth is this: Jesus will return to rule the earth. But what is also true is this following statement: "We don't know when Jesus will return."

We can say we can feel it in the air, and look at all the "signs of the time" ...but we can also read that none of us really know the time, only likely that it is near.

Out of deep loving concern for us, God always brings forth events that will reveal His truth, particularly when the truth of His character is compromised ...distorting the correctness of who He is, to the point of not becoming even close at all to who He is.

I don't know how everyone sees it, but I see it happening in wreckless abandon ...traveling in the fast lane.

At times, it is as if we are trapped in rush hour traffic, seemingly going nowhere, caught within the "flow" like everyone else.

My main focus though, is not "how soon" it will be before Jesus returns to earth to rule for that aforementioned thousand years. My thoughts are more about how that thousand year reign will look ...in contrast to how we live today. If Jesus were to say to us, as He did to Zacchaeus, "I'm coming to your house today" ...which day would suffice? How much preparation time would we need? Would we need to vacuum, or what other cleaning would be of primary importance?