BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON’T GET SO ABSORBED AND EXHAUSTED IN TAKING CARE OF ALL YOUR DAY-TO-DAY OBLIGATIONS THAT YOU LOSE TRACK OF THE TIME AND DOZE OFF, OBLIVIOUS TO GOD. Romans 13:11 MSG

¹¹ And do this, understanding the present time: the hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because OUR SALVATION IS NEARER NOW THAN WHEN WE FIRST BELIEVED. ¹² THE NIGHT IS NEARLY OVER; THE DAY IS ALMOST HERE. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light. Romans 13

¹¹ Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ]. ¹² The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us fling away the works of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light. Romans 13 AMP

^11-14 BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON’T GET SO ABSORBED AND EXHAUSTED IN TAKING CARE OF ALL YOUR DAY-TO-DAY OBLIGATIONS THAT YOU LOSE TRACK OF THE TIME AND DOZE OFF, OBLIVIOUS TO GOD. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, Romans 13 MSG

Having quoted these verses in Romans 13 above let me say that I personally don’t believe we’re at the End of the Age/Time but I do believe we’ve entered the Age of the Kingdom. The Time when the Kingdom of God is going to be manifested on earth as never before. I like the quotation from the Message MSG;

BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON’T GET SO ABSORBED AND EXHAUSTED IN TAKING CARE OF ALL YOUR DAY-TO-DAY OBLIGATIONS THAT YOU LOSE TRACK OF THE TIME AND DOZE OFF, OBLIVIOUS TO GOD.

We are in a crucial time in the history of mankind, with huge changes occurring on the world scene and in our own societies. We mustn’t forget God is on the move, bringing forth His purposes in the midst of it all, while the enemy seeks to block and hinder every good intention of God towards humanity.

The Message version warns against becoming so absorbed in our earthly situation that we lose track of heavenly realities. We have to live our lives here on earth doing the best we can, but we’re only journeying through life here. Everything we see is temporary, it’s the unseen realm of the spirit that’s permanent. Fulfil our obligations here, but remember it is God’s purpose that will prevail.

²⁷ ‘So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.’ Numbers 6