The second coming of the Lord is perhaps the most certain thing to happen but its designated time is the most uncertain thing for a faithful of Christ. The question was raised to the Lord himself Lk 17:20 - "And the Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God was to come". And His answer was (Lk 17:24), "As lightning flashes from one end of the sky to the other..." Also in 17:26 Jesus tells, "As it was in the day of Noah, so will it be on the day the Son of Man comes."
What does it mean for us today? The Lord invites us to the promise of Life - the life in the presence of the Lord Himself. LK 17:33 gives the catagorical statement: " Whoever tries to save his life will lose himself, but whoever gives his life will be born again". The world fails to discover the meaning of this promise. We live in a world that is extremely profit oriented. People refuse to take up anything that would incur a loss for them. Every mornig a person wakes up with the thougts of making a few extra bucks for meeting the ever increasing demands of himself and his family and frantically seeks what is most profiatable for him.
Look back into the beginning of our day - this day. What were our prime concerns for this day? What happens with most of us today is that we seek God's assistance in all that we do so that we may be successful in our endeavours. Here again, we are led by our profit motive, our thirst for success. But, perhaps a more serious question that we should be asking ourselves everyday is, whether we are doing what the Lord wants us to do. We need to have a re-look into our strategies for each day, based on the message of the Gospel - if my attempt is to seek my profits and save my life, it's definite: I will lose it; rather, if I have the generosity to give up my profits and my life for the benefits of someone who need them... the Lord's promise is still standing and valid. Lord, let me grow into that generosity of will...
What does it mean for us today? The Lord invites us to the promise of Life - the life in the presence of the Lord Himself. LK 17:33 gives the catagorical statement: " Whoever tries to save his life will lose himself, but whoever gives his life will be born again". The world fails to discover the meaning of this promise. We live in a world that is extremely profit oriented. People refuse to take up anything that would incur a loss for them. Every mornig a person wakes up with the thougts of making a few extra bucks for meeting the ever increasing demands of himself and his family and frantically seeks what is most profiatable for him.
Look back into the beginning of our day - this day. What were our prime concerns for this day? What happens with most of us today is that we seek God's assistance in all that we do so that we may be successful in our endeavours. Here again, we are led by our profit motive, our thirst for success. But, perhaps a more serious question that we should be asking ourselves everyday is, whether we are doing what the Lord wants us to do. We need to have a re-look into our strategies for each day, based on the message of the Gospel - if my attempt is to seek my profits and save my life, it's definite: I will lose it; rather, if I have the generosity to give up my profits and my life for the benefits of someone who need them... the Lord's promise is still standing and valid. Lord, let me grow into that generosity of will... 
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