"The Believers Bucket List"

In 2007 Rob Reiner directed a movie titled “The Bucket List”. The movie follows an auto mechanic (Morgan Freeman) and a billionaire (Jack Nicholson) who are both diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at the same time.

Prior to being diagnosed, the mechanic had already written a list of things to do before he kicked the bucket but decided against the idea when he was told that he had cancer. The billionaire stumbles across the list and convinces the mechanic to go through with it. They both set out on a vacation to fulfill their bucket list wishes.

They begin their vacation by going sky diving, driving a Shelby Mustang, having dinner in France, they visit the Taj Mahal in India, ride motor cycles across the Great Wall of China, go on a safari in Africa, and stand atop of the Great Pyramid in Egypt…

The obvious observation that comes to mind from the movie is that each of these men having knowledge of their soon coming death had an opportunity to fulfill many of their desires before they died.

I’m certain each of us have dreams that we wish to see come true before we die, but as “Kingdom People” we also have much work to do. Even Jesus confessed:

“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work”. (John 9:4)

While we understand that these are the last of the last days, we have no knowledge as to when Christ will return. We see the signs that Jesus foretold of, and each day we are witnesses to fulfilled Biblical prophecy. However unlike the characters in the movie, we don’t know how close we are to kicking the bucket. The Savior has declared: “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” (Matthew 24:36)

As born again believers we have a purpose to demonstrate the works of Christ in our daily living, and we must work the works of the Father who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light while it is still day.

For the above reasons I’d like to introduce “The Believers Bucket List”. Things we should do before we’re raptured; or kick the bucket.

 

1.      Continue in LOVE – Mark 12:30-31, Jude 1:21, 1^st Cor 13:1

2.     Continue in constant PAYER – 1^st Thess 5:17, Eph 6:18, Acts 12:5

3.     Continue FASTING – 2^nd Chronicles 20:3, Luke 2:37, Mark 9:17-29

4.     Continue in WORSHIP – John 4:23-24

5.     PRAISE God always – Psalm 34:1, 117:1, 135:1, 147:1,

6.     Stay in THE WORD – 2^nd Timothy 2:15

7.     Share the GOSPEL – 2^nd Cor 4:3, Ezek 3:18, 33:8 Matt 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, Matt 5:16

8.    TRUST in the Lord – Proverbs 3:5-6, 28:25, 29:25

9.     WAIT on the Lord – Psalm 27:14, Isa 30:18, 40:31

You might ask; “What’s so amazing about this bucket list?”  the answer is simple: we can achieve these goals daily.

But always remember; Tomorrow is not promised...