Unlimited: Watch!
Mar 30, 2021 1933
“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.If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’” (Mark 13:35–36, NIV).
Jesus told his disciples that he is like a man who leaves his house to go away, and he put his servants in charge. He gave to each of his servants their specific tasks, and he put one at the door to keep watch. Now, Jesus drew out the lesson.
Jesus emphasises that we cannot know when the second coming will be.
And Jesus repeated the word, “watch.” The most important task that he has for us is to watch over his house, and keeping it safe from robbers and those who would harm it. This means continuing his work on earth.
This means holding on to the message of Jesus. It means preserving and nurturing his people. The worst thing that a guard could do was fall asleep.
The disciples would forget these instructions of Jesus all too soon. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus would tell them to watch but they would all fall asleep, and in the end, they would all run away and desert him.
– Eliezer Gonzalez
Eli’s Reflection:The question is: Are you watching? You watch when you devote priority time to your relationship with Jesus. You do this by making time for meditating on God’s word, by taking solid time out to pray, and by setting aside real time for the contemplation of Christ. It’s not about what you are watching out for, but rather who you watch. You have to watch Jesus.
Elizabeth Gachagua
Mar 31, 2021
Always a blessing to me
JASON ANDREW TOPPIN
Mar 30, 2021
GOD WORKS IN AND THROUGH HIS PEOPLE
Ketchakah
Feb 6, 2024
These are good words, well done. The emphasis here is on what we do ourselves to watch for the Word of God. It has been the custom of this generation to go to church and listen to someone tell us the scripture then we are done. Off to breakfast and never think on it again. it is way too common, and people wonder why so many are led down the wrong path. Pastors are so used to it that if you do not agree or question their opinion, they frequently get indignant. Indignation is the first sign something is wrong with the message. Brother Eli is right. To know the true meaning we must spend quality time with the word. We must want it ourselves, not just because its something to do on a weekend. Ahoh