Matthew 24:3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
Reading commentary along with each day’s chapter can be incredibly illuminating. It provides cultural background and context of which I am often unaware. But it can also be frustrating in that there is always an answer. When that answer fits with the belief of the commentator, it is reinforced. When it doesn’t, it is debunked. Neat and easy.
Matthew 24:36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
But life isn’t neat and easy, and I don’t think faith is either. I think Jesus’s point here is just that—you don’t know when I am coming, so always be prepared. I think what He is saying has a lot to do with how He wants us to live—always loving, always striving, always anticipating.
Matthew 24:42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Lord, Thank You for sitting with me each morning as I read Your word. Thank You for speaking to my heart. Help me to live every moment of every day in such a way that whenever You return, You will be able to say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Draw me closer. Amen.
Matthew 24:44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Have a blessed day.