Luke 21:34a “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life…
What strikes me about this section is the fact that Jesus doesn’t want me to be weighed down by the anxieties of life because He does not want me to be caught unaware when He returns. It’s not about a failing in me—my inability to fully trust Him— it is about His desire for my relationship with Him. He wants me to be with me so He doesn’t want me to be caught unaware.
Luke 21:34b “…and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
The shift in focus is at once both tiny and huge. My anxiety is not about me and my inability to trust. My anxiety is about things that come between me and my Savior, that cause me to take my eyes and my focus off of Him.
Luke 21:35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.
Lord, Thank You for this shift in perspective, which at its heart is a lesson in humility. My anxiety—and this life—are not about me, my failings, my shortcomings, but about removing things from my life that take my focus off of You. Help me, Jesus. Amen.
Luke 21:36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
Have a blessed day.