Meditate on this Scripture today…and be
ready.
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| Keep your lamp burning. Clay pot lamp - Israel |
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps
burning, as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding
feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he
arrives and knocks. The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will
be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron,
and serve them as they sit and eat! He may come in the middle of the night or
just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are
ready. Luke 12:35-38
What do we need to be ready?
- Be sure of your salvation – Repentance/Faith - "The time promised by God has come at last!" he announced. "The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!" Mark 1:15
- Be holy - But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 1 Peter 1:15
- Share Jesus with others…"Go
therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB
- Be a servant - And the Lord
replied, "A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give
the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there
will be a reward. Luke 12:42-43
- Then watch for signs…Jesus told
them, "Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name,
claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many. And you will hear of wars
and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but
the end won't follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of
the world. ... "Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You
will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. And many will
turn away from me and betray and hate each other. And many false prophets will
appear and will deceive many people. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the
love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
... Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these
signs indicate that the end is near. Matthew 24:4-7, 9-13, 28
Prayer
~ Lord, I eagerly await Your return. Sometimes I feel that maybe my faith is
not strong enough…that You won’t accept me because I’ve some unrepentant sin
that I don’t even realize. Please forgive me. I doubt that I am good enough.
Help my unbelief.
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