“While we may laugh at the Peanuts cartoon character Pigpen, who is always surrounded by a cloud of dust, and chuckle over scenes of people tumbling into a mud puddle or being splashed with dirty water, it would be distasteful for most not to have a daily bath or shower. Yet we eschew the spiritual cleanliness of which Solomon wrote in Proverbs and James in the New Testament: ‘Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded (James 4:8 ESV).’ As we watch, work, and wait, we, like the child Jesus, must be about our heavenly Father’s business (See Luke 2:49). Jesus charged His disciples with their task in John 9:4: ‘We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work (NLT).’ Not only must we listen for the sound of the trumpet, we must take time daily to re-evaluate our relationship with our Lord, before the trumpet sounds. Ask Him, through the Ruach HaKodesh—the Holy Spirit—to reveal any sin in your life, and pray for help to live the life God has called us to live in Him. His grace is sufficient in every situation and circumstance of your life.” —-An excerpt from Mike Evans “Daily Devotional”