The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 7:24-25 (NLT)
24 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.
25 Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 30:4-5 (NLT)
4 Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Matthew 24:42-44 (HCSB)
42 Therefore be alert, since you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
43 But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.
44 This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
My observation:
The time to prepare for the Lord's coming is now. The day of His appearing will be too late. Hence, the gospel writer warns us to be alert.
The Apostle Paul has some more instructions for being ready for our Lord's second coming. Ponder this message as you start a new day that could be the day of His appearing.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 (HCSB)
8 But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I pray that my heart will be alert every day, and all the day long, so that I might not be surprised by your swift and sudden coming. Father, help me to see the importance of "now time". Lord, help each of us to see that the choice we make before that day determines our destiny. Lord, I want to be ready when Jesus comes.
Hebrews 4:7 (HCSB)
7 again, He specifies a certain day—today—speaking through David after such a long time, as previously stated: Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.
Romans 13:11 (HCSB)
11 Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
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1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV)
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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