Tuesday, July 27, 2010

People get ready, Jesus is coming soon we''ll be going home.

"Take note: I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their robes ready so they will not need to walk naked and ashamed." Revelation 16:15

This is not at all what we are going to be studying this week, but I can't ignore the urgency the Lord has placed upon me to ask you this question.

Are your preparing for His return?

As I looked up in the sky today and saw the clouds hovering over our town, I thought to myself, "Kristi prepare for rain whether it comes or not." So I got home and put out the plants. That is when the Lord began to speak.

You wake up and prepare yourself and your family for the day. You prepare for all sorts of things throughout this life, but are you preparing for the most important thing, my return?

I do not want to be so busy tending to this worldly life that my family, friends, and myself  miss out or become scattered and ashamed because we didn't tend or prepare for the arrival of the King.

My morning should begin by preparing my family and myself through the word of God and prayer. My mind should be on Christ all throughout the day and I should be in a constant state of readiness.

Growing up my daddy would always say to me and my sisters before we left the house, "Girls remember Christ could come back any time, so make sure He finds you in a place where you would not be ashamed or have to hide."  And for me I hope it is when I am right in the middle of worshiping Him and reading His word.


What a man of wisdom my dad is, and as a result of His faithfulness, commitment to the Lord and His constant comment, I am always sure to ask myself  if Christ came right now what would I want to be doing, holding, saying, or surrounded by when I saw Him face to face for the first time.

What about you, do you have Christ's return on your mind?

Prayer: Lord we do not know the hour nor the day of Your arrival, but we do know that You will come. So I pray that we will all begin preparing others and ourselves for the return of our King. I pray that we will keep You on our mind at all times and that the Holy Spirit will speak to us when we are in places or situations where Your sudden arrival would leave us feeling ashamed and wanting to hide. Lord Jesus hasten the day, hasten the day. Amen