You Must Be Ready

Day 37: Matthew 24:29-51

“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” - Matthew‬ ‭24:44‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The Greek word used here for ready can also be translated as prepared (hetoimos).

Most of us are really good at preparing for guests when we know the time they are coming. Just this morning, we were racing all over our house to prepare for a visit from family. If they had shown up last night, we would have been like 😳.

Jesus wants us prepared for when he returns, and we aren’t given a time, day, or year. Because of a lack of timetable, we often lose any urgency we had in the beginning.

How can we stay ready, prepared, and awake?

1 Peter 1:13 is a verse we should think about a lot: “So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.”

Isn’t it cool to think about the action that will take place when Jesus returns?

In the meantime, may we keep active in our care for others and our worship of the One who will come again: Jesus. Otherwise, we will find ourselves on the outside of His protective love at the end of time.

"One must therefore be vigilant and ever ready to avoid the risk of being caught up in the consuming judgment of God."
- Chouinard, L. (1997). Matthew (Mt 24:43–44)