Jesus said it before 'I go away,
and I will come to you.' He
seemed to have to repeat Himself to the disciples. Go away…come back. He did go
away…and we can claim the promise that Jesus is coming back. He told His disciples
that He was coming back and this is described by Paul in 1 Thessalonians. But since we are of the day, let us be
sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the
hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining
salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we
are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 1 Thessalonians
5:8-10. We will live together forever. Jesus told us before t happens so that
we would know and be prepared. In the Old Testament there are warnings to be
prepared, too. Near is the great day of
the LORD, near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the LORD! In it the
warrior cries out bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14. In your concordance or Bible
search engine, look for “listen,” “ears let him hear,” and “be ready.” Then the righteous will shine forth as the
sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. Matthew
13:43. You too, be ready; for the Son of
Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect. Luke 12:40.
RSVP: Be ready. How will you respond to Jesus’ teaching today?
Prayer~ Jesus, help us to be ready…to help others to know You more deeply
and desire to be ready, too. We need to be able to discern the signs of the
times (Matthew 16:3), so open our eyes that we would see what is going on
around us, and give us wisdom and understanding that we can apply Your Word to
our lives.
© 2014 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.
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