Be On The Alert

 Mark 13: 33-37

Take Heed

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 their 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!’”

As we begin the four Weeks of of Advent, the message is clear: "Be on guard", "Alert", "Keep watch", "Watch". We have to be drunk with complacency to miss the point, yet what are we going to do about heeding this very clear directive?  If out boss spoke to us this way, we'd certainly "shape up"  to avoid being "shipped out:"  So, we might take more quiet time than usual", ask for peace in our hearts, families, communities, country, world. We might clean out the clutter in our minds and hearts, our homes, closets. garages, basements, attics or offices. We might give our excess clothing or "stuff" to agencies that can distribute it to those in need. But what is it that we most need to do to make our hearts ready to welcome the Savior at Christmas?  Ponder and ask for guidance.

Bro. Rene