Be Ready

Matthew 24:36-44 (New King James Version)

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,[a] but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour[b] your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

We all need to live today as if its our last. We do not know when Christ will come back and it will be too late. Do we love our family friends and neighbors enough to share the gospel with them? Why do we wait? How will you feel if the lord comes back in the next few seconds and you did not share with everyone you know about the gospel of Christ? Can you bare it if you knew someone went to hell because you did not tell them? I do not want to hide the gift of salvation from anyone.

The passage above says that people will be feasting, drinking, getting married and not knowing that judgment was coming. The flood came upon people in the days of Noah while life was going with no apparent doom being eminent. In verses 41-42 we see the picture of two brothers in the field and one taken and one remaining. We also see two women working in the mill, with one taken and one remaining. In an instant Christ will separate one for judgment and one for salvation. Head this warning that Christ himself gives us. We must be ready to meet Christ at any moment. Do not be one of those that wishes they had done more.

Remember it says, "as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.". What does it mean the days of Noah? In Genesis 6:5 it says "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.". I say to you, are we in the world today that far from this decrepit state? The more the world moves away from the Truth of Christ, and clings to the lie of man, we grow more evil in our hearts.

Repent, the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Do not wait. Disciple the new believers, read the Word of God, pray constantly, share your faith.