Monday, March 21, 2016

What a Week! Waiting and Watching...

Luke 21: 29 And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 
30 As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. 
31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 
32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. 
33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

34 "But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 
35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth
36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." 
37 And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet. 

38 And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him.
Everyone was looking for Jesus, the One who raised the dead.  They found him often teaching in the temple.  Early in His final week before the cross, He spoke to them about what they were looking for: a king to come and take over. He talked about all the signs they were to look for, but more importantly He told them to watch themselves as they watched. We all want to be ready when He returns.  But our readiness is not as much found in watching the skies or the headlines, but watching our own lives - what we do with them and what we do not.  Am I ready to stand before the Son of Man?  

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