January 28, 2009 Luke 12:35-40

Always Be Ready
"Be dressed, ready for service, and have your lamps shining. Be like servants who are waiting for their master to come home from a wedding party. When he comes and knocks, the servants immediately open the door for him. They will be blessed when their master comes home, because he sees that they were watching for him. I tell you the thruth, the master will dress himself to serve and tell the servants to sit at the table, and he will serve them. Those servants will be blessed when he comes in and finds them still waiting, even if it is midnight or later. Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what time a thief was coming, he would not allow the thief to enter his house. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time when you don't expect him!" ~Luke 12:35-40~

This passage is about always being prepared. It's a scary thought, but we will never know when the Son of Man will return. The day that Jesus Christ returns is the day that we all should be awaiting. Before that day, we should show that we are ready. That when Jesus Christ does return, we are ready to be taken up to Heaven.

Just like my previous post, it says, "have your lamps shining." Those are the kinds of things we need to be doing at the moment. Before the return of Christ, that is our will on Earth. To be more like Jesus Christ, to share the gospel, to be the salt and the light of this world. By doing those things, we will be showing God that we are ready.