It’s possible I have written on this topic in this past, but I’m sure it won’t be the last time.
Let’s say you knew Jesus was coming back tomorrow. How would you act?
Let’s say you knew Jesus was coming back a month from now? How would you act?
There is a good reason for asking that, because His imminent return is supposed to keep us living in the right direction.
Luke 12:35-40- 35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Keep Watch! The Bible is always encouraging us to keep watch and be ready. This isn’t idleness. On the contrary we are supposed to be trying to share the gospel and live for Jesus.
Too many people will answer like this, “I just don’t worry about it. It will happen when it happens.”
Is that what it says on how were supposed to be living?
Here are the warning just two verses further.
Luke 12:42-48- 42 The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
47 “That servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
The warning I see here is the believer that mixes himself in with the other believers to the point that you would never pick them out of the crowd by looking into it. You wouldn’t pick them out even after talking to all of them.
Some will say, “Well I’m supposed to inner mingle with others that don’t believe.” True to a point, however, you are supposed to be a light in the darkness. The light you bring allows them to see.
Tomorrow we will finish up this post.