December 7, 2016 – 17 Days Until My Head Explodes, Or Devotions to Prepare Us For Christ’s Coming

“Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner 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 unexpected hour.” Matthew 24:42-44

Here is the kind of ornament that will keep you up at night. I have no idea who conjured up this ornament, or if it is from some movie I am not familiar with, but it is a frightening ornament. Of course this begs the question, are we trying to decorate the tree, or scare the “be-jeebers” out of our children?

Keep Awake! Jesus says; for You do not know when the Lord is coming, the day or the hour is only known by the Father. Keep awake can mean two different things. One is to try not to fall asleep. Living your life and your faith life in a drowsy existence or sleeping your life away is no way to live. The other way to consider staying awake is to be alert. Being alert is to be attentive to everything in your presence. Every sound, every movement is listened to, seen, and examined. Which way do you think G-d wants us to “keep awake”? Does G-d seek a drowsy existence with us where we barely hear a word, and always need G-d to nudge us back into awareness? Or, does G-d seek a relationship with you and me where we are attentive and aware? G-d does not want a relationship with a drowsy Christian. G-d wants us to always watch, always listen and always learn – for our wakefulness will strengthen our relationship with G-d and with each other.

Pastor Dave