Friday Reading: Matthew 24:42-47
Key Verse: Matthew 24:46
46 Blessed is that servant whom his Lord shall find him doing so when He comes.
Devotion:
If you are going to be surprised by someone arriving unexpectedly, what sort of thing would you like them to think that you do all the time? Isn’t it horrible when you do something different and someone sees you; you know that that is not what you normally do but they have just happened to turn up at the time when you did it. You suddenly make yourself look bad in front of that person because they begin to think that this is what you may well be doing all the time! You would also be ashamed that they have caught you unawares and in a possibly compromising position.
To watch for Christ’s coming is not just to know that He is going to come and to make sure that you have said your prayers, that He has forgiven you and that you have been to church... it would be just our luck that He would return just as we try something different to see what it is like! To watch for Christ is to make sure that you are always doing what you should be doing so that when He does surprise you, you will not be ashamed at receiving Him.
We do not know when He is going to come back; although we have been told that many things are going to happen such as natural disasters, political unrest and financial and health troubles. We can see those sorts of things happening around us and yet the world still does not worry about Christ suddenly appearing. The world is in a state of unbelief because they have become too engrossed in all the things of this earth and have left Christ out of the equation.
We need to be sure that we are ready by making sure that we are going about our lives in a manner that Christ would approve of. We can do that by following His Word and keeping His Commandments.
Points to Ponder:
Have you ever been caught out?
What could Christ catch you out doing in your life?
