When will Jesus return? Matthew 24 :36 says, "No one knows about that day or hour, nor even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." We don't know when Jesus is going to come back, but when Jesus comes back, the bible says we will know.
"For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man." Jesus is going to come on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory and he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call.
The Bible says this day will come when we least expect it. Like during Noah's time when everyone was eating and partying, the flood came and took all of them away. "Two men will be in the field, one will be taken and the other left." Sometimes, we could be busy with many things in life and forget that Jesus will return any time when we least expect it. If we know that Jesus were to return tomorrow, what difference will that make to our lives.
Matthew 25:42 says "Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know on day your Lord will be coming". So what does keep watch mean? I think there are three things (Matthew 25).
Firstly, I believe it means we must always guard our relationship with God through constant prayer. Like the parable of the ten virgins, we should ask ourselves when Jesus comes back, are we ready to receive Him? Will he say to us, "Well done, good and faithful servant" or "I don't know you."
Secondly, I believe it means to be fruitful. God has given each one of us different gifts. It could be prophesy, healing, prophesy, compassion, musical talent, preaching.. Are we using the gifts God has given to us for the good of other people? Or are we keeping it to ourselves? Freely you give, freely you will receive. I think as Christians, we should always be generous in giving to others because only when we give to others, we will receive more from God. So we should start using our gifts and talents to serve one another.
Thirdly, God wants us to help the poor and weak because God says whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me and whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me. God doesn't want us to associate ourselves only with people of high status, but also the weaker people. So you know when we see those old people on the roadside selling tissue paper and help them, remember we are doing it for Jesus:))
Dick
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Hey everyone. Do take note or write down or even save them up in softcopy whatever thought that you all have written in this blog. It will be a good source for preparation of sermons in the future. Some of you may not have learnt how to prepare a sermon before but these blogs can be a preparation for you. Like this post, it easily can be a 3 point sermon. Another reason why you should keep a softcopy or copy it somewhere is because there may be times where by you can use it to encourage others!
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