"Be ready for whatever comes, dressed for action with your lamps lit, like servants who are waiting for their master to come back from a wedding feast. When he comes and knocks, they will open the door for him at once. How happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them. How happy they are if he finds them ready, even if he should come at midnight or even later! And you can be sure that if the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, he would not let the thief break into his house. And you, too, must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him."

Luke 12:35-40

What does it mean for a Christian to be ready for Christ’s return? Jesus said that instead of worrying about material things, we are to trust God’s provision and make His kingdom our priority. Instead of fear that grasps, we are to demonstrate faith that gives. Like faithful servants, we should expect our Master at any time, because He will return at an unexpected hour.

Jesus promised to return and told us how to live as we wait for His coming. Our lives, more than our lips, are to say, "I’m ready, are you?"

Be ready for the last moment by being ready every moment.

Our Daily Bread – June 27, 2002