Don't Get Caught Sleeping
"This is like a man that goes on a trip and leaves his house.
The man lets his servants take care of the house. He gives
each servant a special job to do. One servant has the work of
guarding the door. The man tells this servant to always be
ready. This is the same as I am now telling you. So you must
always be ready. You don't know when the owner of the house
will come back. He might come in the afternoon, or at
midnight, or in the early morning, or when the sun rises. The
owner might come back quickly. If you are always ready, then
he will not find you sleeping."
-- Mark 13:34-36 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus' preferred title for himself is the "Son of Man." Taken from both
Ezekiel and Daniel, Jesus plays on the human emphasis (Ezekiel) and
messianic emphasis (Daniel) of this title to link his two "comings"
together. His first coming, the incarnation, involved his earthly
ministry as a human being who was God living among us. The second
coming will be when he comes in his glory with the angels of heaven.
The real issue is not if or when he will return; the issue is whether
or not his followers will be ready for his return. Will we be doing his
work in the world? Will we be found faithful at his return? Will we be
longing and expecting his return? When Jesus left earth, he gave his
followers a mission -- they were to be his representatives, his bodily
presence, in the world until his return. Let's be vigilantly living out
our mission until the day of his return.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father, wake us up and stir us to action. I confess that I sometimes
get lethargic in my service to the Kingdom. There are times when I get
discouraged and don't long for Jesus' return like I should. Encourage,
convict, and motivate me through the power of the Holy Spirit. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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