Don't Be Caught off Guard

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh."  (Matthew 25:13)

Seventy-seven years ago today, on December 7, 1941, America was attacked by the Japanese navy in a surprise air operation. We were not warned nor were we ready. Several of our ships were destroyed and sunk. The USS Arizona was sunk killing more than 1,100 soldiers. As a result the United States entered World War II and vowed never to be caught unprepared again. A popular song in that long ago time was, “Let’s All Remember Pearl Harbor.”

Sometime out in the future, at a time not revealed to man, the Lord Jesus Christ will come back and claim His own. Many people will be as unprepared as the nation was on December 7, 1941. You can be prepared if you will accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.  Jesus tells us to watch because we do not know the day nor hour when our Lord shall return.

Be Ready

“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh.” (Matthew 24:44)

As we make preparations for Christmas we have a deadline marked on our calendars when we celebrate the first coming of Jesus in Bethlehem. However, no one knows the time of the second coming of Jesus. It is not marked on your calendar.

Damage is done to the Christian testimony when someone claims to have a new revelation from God concerning the end. We were told in 1988 when three comets aligned just right that Jesus would come at that time. It never happened.  Other false prophets have made similar announcements predicting the exact date that Jesus would return. The date came and went.

Jesus never told us when His return would take place. He simply said for us to always be ready. We are to live as though He could return today.  Don’t look for signs; look for the Son.