Different people can hear the same exact expression and interpret it far differently. Take, for example, the simple 3-word phrase, “Night is coming”. To the hard-working masses, this means kicking off one’s shoes, laying back on the recliner and channel surfing on the TV before falling off to sleep 10 minutes later.
To parents of a newborn, this means another sleepless night rocking their colicky baby.
To high school teens, this translates into playing, “Minecraft”, over the Internet with a bunch of buddies all hours of the night – while mom and dad are presuming they’re sound asleep.
To wise collegians, this means hitting the books hard in prep for a math exam. For less-than-wise collegians, this means party-time in prep for the math exam.
To seasoned citizens, this means going to bed at 7, only to stagger out of bed at 9 – again at 12 again at 2:30 and one last time (they hope) at 5.
To the co-countrymen of my wife’s Motherland, this means 6-months of winter are fast approaching.
We celebrate Labor Day next Monday, which interestingly enough, is the one thing we don’t do on that day. “You gotta help me here, Bob. What in the world is the connection between ‘Night is coming’ and ‘Labor Day?'” I’d prefer to let Jesus answer that question since He was the One Who made the connection when He declared, “Night is coming, when no one can labor.”
Why not come this Sunday to learn just what He meant.
