Have you ever been surprised by a dog? There is a family on my morning route that has not one, but six dogs. I have never surprised by them. I know for a certainty that when my foot hits a particular place on the road, one dog will sound the alarm, and that that dog will be joined by a chorus of barking that will continue until I am well out of sight. This morning as I approached the house, I noticed that the one dog was watching -standing guard- anticipating my coming.
Are you watching? Jesus said in Matthew 24: 36-44 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, not the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
Are you standing guard? Are you looking with expectation, waiting to see the return of our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? The King is coming, and I pray you will be ready.
The LORD bless you with being prepared for the return of the King.
I love you,
Ruth
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