"Be Ready for Changes"

 "For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?" (Ecclesiastes 8:7 KJV)

  ""So you, too, must keep watch! For you don't know what day your Lord is coming. Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected."" (Matthew 24:42-44 NLT)

 Forgetting what just happened, there are several reasons we need to stay watchful for the Lord's coming. First and foremost, the reason it will be least expected, will be because there will seem to be peace and good things happening, which will cause many to feel comfortable and secure. Secondly, there will be a time of cleansing in and about the church: cleansing being that which causes division, but at the same time, it will cause unity among those that are faithful and really love one another. 

 This is not me thinking this, because I have heard many others say these things; but most importantly, it is written in the Scriptures for us to read and ponder what is being said. If two people are walking together, and one is taken and the other one left, then there must have been something wrong with the one that was left. I pray that I and not one that is left! 

 Why do I say that, if I believe that I am saved and will be taken? Because we change! Not so much because we want to change, but because we allow ourselves to be changed, by the world all around us! Nobody sets out to plan for a fall; a fall happens by us talking our eyes off the Lord and focusing on the world's ability to provide and give us the things we desire. 

 It doesn't have to be riches and fame; it could simply be an acquaintance or a new lover; something that will distract us from being ready, instead we settle down and get comfortable in a new way, and new day, of living. It could be a new job, a new habit, and new house; whatever it is, there is likely to be some kind of change, unless we can stay focused on the Lord. 

 So, it's not that I think I won't be ready, because I really hope and pray that I will; but if there is any kind of change happening in me, I hope it is the kind of change that draws me closer to Jesus! That is to be our number one desire, to be closer to Jesus, each and every day. Unfortunately, every day is a new day, and we are still bound by the laws of gravity, being secured to this earth...

""A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. But what if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."" (Matthew 24:45-51 NLT)