KEEP WATCH AND BE READY!

Matthew 24:6 

And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; 

for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

With everything that’s happening in the world I’m so thankful Jesus had foreseen it all and warned us about it before it comes. He gave us a warning but also great reassurances.

John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me….I go to prepare a place for you. Jesus was constantly telling His disciples not to be troubled, not to worry, not to be afraid but to put their trust in their God, and He says the same to us.

In Matthew 24:6 He warns us of wars and other terrible things and yet He says again to not be troubled, not to panic! When we see these things begin to happen Jesus told us to be on the lookout for His return, not to be caught unawares like the five foolish virgins.(Matthew 25:1-13)  

Jesus reminds us He is coming back for the ones who are ready for Him to return, who believe in Him and His salvation, who are eagerly waiting for Him. Are we ready?

1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 Paul tells us the sequence of events when the Lord will come to meet His believers in the air and He catches us up to be with Him. He says encourage each other with those words. It could happen at any time as it’s a separate event to the Lord’s Second Coming to the earth when all the nations will be judged.

None of us know when Jesus will come for us but are we ready, supposing it was today? Jesus could come any time to catch us up to meet Him in the air and take us safely home to be with Him before the end time events unfold which He says will be terrible.

As we read Matthew 24 & 25 Jesus earnestly tells us to make sure we’re ready by believing in Him, in His death and resurrection and make Him Lord of our lives. It’s wonderful that He loves us and wants us to be with Him in the place He has prepared for each one of us that love Him.😊

Jesus said this - Matthew 24:42 So you too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. v.44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.