Luke 12:35-40 (NIV)

35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

Reflection:
Any day, any second now, the Lord could return. But, are we ready? Are we eagerly awaiting His return, ready to open the door and usher Him in? Or, are we so wrapped up in the things of this life that we only have time for God on the weekends and holidays? However, because we have experienced God’s awesome love and grace in our lives, we are able to set all of that other stuff aside and live lives that are fully desiring what He has for us. He has given us a new perspective and a new way to see things. Therefore, may we always be ready and eager for His return.

Response:

Let’s pray that we would always have hearts that are ready to encounter the Lord at any moment.  Just as servants wait for their master, may we joyfully and expectantly wait for the One who has richly blessed us, and therefore live lives that are ready for His return.