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. 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.
[Recycled from
May 24, 2014 Banquet With The King blog]
Daily Bible Reading: Daniel 10-12
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2017 Text and photos by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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