"Awake Against the Thief"

July 5, 2014

“Awake Against the Thief”

Blessings folk!

We return to Matthew 24.
Jesus is speaking, specifically giving examples that provide insights to His return and the need to be ready/prepared.

Jesus has mentioned Noah…
Jesus has mentioned how two would be together and one would be taken away…
Now…

Matthew 24:43-44
43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.


The way of preparation is repentance, confession and calling upon the Lord for salvation.
Belief will save.
If you have not done this, today is the day!

For the Believer, the way of preparation is to abide in the Lord and be alert, be ready.
Not motivated by fear…
Not frantically awaiting based upon a false doctrine of “imminent-cy”….
But with a patience, peaceful expectation that the Lord will return.
We are to be alert as if anticipating a thief.
We are to protect the house.
Even more so as the days darken and that portion of the night arrives.
We know not the hour.
We will know the season.

The leaves are budding...