Week 47 - Matthew 24:42-44

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Life Application Study Bible, NIV, Footnotes:

Christ's second coming will be swift and sudden.  There will be no opportunity for last-minute repentance or bargaining.  The choice we have already made will determine our eternal destiny.

Jesus' purpose in telling about his return is not to stimulate predictions and calculations about the date, but to warn us to be prepared.  Will you be ready?  The only safe choice is to obey him today.

I don't know about you, but in the culture we live in, there are a lot of days I find myself thinking, Lord Jesus, come quickly!  As Christians, it will be a glorious day when Jesus returns but to many, sadly, it will be more like a thief in the night.  Do you know people who need to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ?  Don't wait!  Jesus will return at an hour when we do not expect him!