June 8, 2012 Watch!

Watch! Mark 13:30-37 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 32 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. 35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back — whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’“ IF YOU knew for certain that someone was going to come into your house to threaten your family and your life, you would be on the watch, wouldn’t you? You would prepare as thoroughly as you could to save your family, yourself and your home from destruction. You would be on the watch, posting all the latest technology and knowledge available to you to know as soon as possible when the invader is coming. In all ways possible you would be awake to recoil the destruction. Are you doing all you can to guard your soul against God’s judgment? Are you “watching” what you read, “watching” what you hear, and “watching” what you believe? Are you “watching” your heart? Are you “watching” your loved ones’ hearts to guard and strengthen them? Pause and consider you must be an alert “watcher”.