Watch therefore, for you do
not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of
the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and
not allowed his house to be broken into.
Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you
do not expect. Matthew 24:42-44
For every
prophecy of His first coming mentioned in the Old Testament, there are eight
predicting His second coming. Jesus warns us time and time again to be watchful
and be ready because He will return when we least expect it. Knowing of His eminent return should impact
the way we live.
We should be
watching for Him and be ready to go. We
shouldn't become entangled in the cares of this world but instead, we should be
consumed with pleasing Him. Since we are looking forward to His coming we ought to live
holy and godly lives and make every effort to be found spotless, blameless, and
at peace with Him (2 Peter 3:11-14).
Many in this
world are being lulled asleep by a false theology. The story is told of a
meeting Satan held with his demons, trying to figure out how to trick people into
eternal separation from God:
One demon said, “I’ve got a plan. Let’s whisper in people’s ears that there is
no God.” “No,” Satan said, “creation declares the reality of God. People are too smart to deny His existence. A
few idiots might be sucked in, but not the masses.”“I’ve got it,” a second demon said, “We’ll say there’s no hell.” “No,” said Satan. “People innately understand the need for retribution and judgment. People won’t buy that.”
A third demon said, “Let me suggest how we might trick them, Instead of saying, ‘No God’ or ‘No Hell,’ we’ll just say ‘No Hurry.’” “That’s it!” Satan said gleefully. And he commissioned his demons to go throughout the world whispering, “No hurry.”
When Jesus
returns, we don’t want to be found living carelessly, as in the days of Noah,
enjoying the pleasures of life without regard to His return.
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