Celebrate!Sample

With Watchful Heart Throughout history believers have tried to determine when the Lord will return, and an ignorance of the history of this folly has led some in every decade to presume to pinpoint the time of Jesus’ coming. Some have speculated that since we do not know the hour or the day, we may be able to pinpoint the month or year of His return. That completely misses the point of God’s dealing with us concerning His return. Jesus tells us directly that no one but the Father knows the time. Jesus begins this verse with a command: “Watch.” The challenge the Lord gives us is to be constantly and eagerly waiting for His return. Therefore, our duty is two-fold: to prepare ourselves for His coming, so that the Lord will receive a bride “without spot or wrinkle” (Eph. 5:27); and to “do business” until He returns, so that the kingdom of God is preserved and extended on earth (Luke 19:13). As we await Jesus’ return, let us be about the Father’s business.