DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- DROWSY CHRISTIANS

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – DROWSY CHRISTIANS

" 'Watch, therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming – in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning – lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.  And what I say to you, I say to all:  Watch!' "  (Mark 13:35-37)

Do you ever have fear that you will miss an appointment, or miss the airplane, or miss some important event because the alarm clock did not go off or you slept through it?  There is one great event that is coming that we don't want to miss.

In His discourse about His second coming, Jesus ends with one word: "Watch!"  Don't sleep through it.

I would venture that most Christians do not have the return of Christ at the top of their appointment calendar.  They are asleep or drowsy – half awake.  They know that it is a promise of God, but they do not think it will happen today or in the near future.  So they walk through life, oblivious to the reality that Jesus could come today. 

Jesus understood human nature.  If a promise is not fulfilled immediately, it loses its importance and moves to the back burner.  Yes, it is there, but it is not a hot item on the agenda.   

Jesus may come in the evening, at midnight, in the early morning when the rooster crows, or during our lunch hour.  God's timetable is set, and since we do not know when He is coming, we need to beware of drowsiness.  

Jesus says to all of us:  "Watch."  Stay alert; don't become apathetic. Between now and His return, let us not be napping.  He could come today.

Love,  Dad