Posted: Feb 13, 08 12:36am
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44. Watching For The Lord
Lu:12:35: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; Lu:12:36: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Lu:12:37: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. Lu:12:38: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Lu:12:39: And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Lu:12:40: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Jesus here charges us to get ready and remain ready for His coming. Jesus here is the Master, and we are His servants. We must stay up late if necessary to be ready to receive Him. Though He be gone from us now, He shall return again and we must look for His glorious appearing. His return is uncertain when because no man knows the day or the hour, but even if it is deferred to the second or third watch it is our duty to faithfully watch even when we least expect Him. We must be ready to open to Him immediately without hesitation or delay. If we are His servants we are prepared to greet Him having our garments prepared and our lights burning brightly in which to let our Master into His rightful house, our hearts. We will be blessed and most happy if even though we have waited long, we are found awake and prepared.
As Jesus girded Himself at the Last Supper and served His disciples and washed their feet in the Upper Room, He is prepared again to make us sit down for His great feast in heaven. We are uncertain of the precise time of His return, but every house sitter or owner would surely be prepared if they knew a thief would come; how much more than the glorious return of our Master. If we are careless and unbelieving we allow a thief to rob our souls of the blissful reward that is stored up for those who belong to the Master.
Do you actually watch for Christ’s Second Coming in this generation?
If He were to appear tomorrow, have you done all the things that He has placed on your heart to do for Him?
Does this parable motivate you to accomplish more things in the Kingdom if He would appear suddenly?
What are some of the thieves that could come and rob you of your blissful reward?
