Mark 13:33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.
These verses could be read as a warning: Watch out! Be careful! But I choose to see them as a way of being: Live every moment wisely. Tell folks what they mean to you. Give the compliment. Do the kind deed. Don’t wait. Love each other fully as I love you.
Mark 13:35 “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.
A quote attributed, some say erroneously, to John Wesley is: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” For me, this, too, hits at the heart of what Jesus is saying here: You don’t know when I will return. Use every moment wisely.
Mark 13:36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
Lord, Thank You for this reminder to live every moment fully. It is so easy to squander the time You have given us. Help us to use our time wisely, praising Your name and giving You glory. Amen.
Mark 13:37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”
Have a blessed day.