Scripture Matthew 24:44 "So you also must be ready because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him."
Jesus' disciples have asked Him when they might anticipate His final return. Jesus tells them to not spend their lives trying to figure out the day or the hour. Live faith now and be ready at any given moment. My pushback on this would be: Lord, if only I knew when you would return so that I can be ready. If I knew when you were returning, I could share my faith with someone with urgency: "Hey...it's now or never!" I would be bold! Why worry! I have nothing to lose and they have everything to gain! I could truly lay down those things in my life that are just not that important. I would not waste precious time with complicated schedules and try to do everything. I would simplify my life. I would take time to be with my family and close friends. I would not keep lying to myself and saying that I would get to them later. I would do it now because there would not be a "later". Jesus, if you would just tell me when all this is coming down, I would be ready!
But I don't know. Jesus says that the hour of His return will be surprising. I need to live today as if it were the day! Share my faith tomorrow? Why not today? Simplify my life and focus on what is most important tomorrow? Why not today? Set aside significant time with family tomorrow? Why not today? Be bold in my faith tomorrow? What is keeping me from being bold in faith today? It is prudent to plan for tomorrow. But, at the same time, I will seek to live my life as if Christ were returning today. I will seek to enjoy what is most important....cherish quality time with family and friends.... and share the good news with others in my words and actions.
Lord, let me always be ready and prepared for your return. I don't want to leave life in You unfinished. I don't want to presume upon the future at the expense of living faith today. Turn me loose and set me free as if today was it! Amen.
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