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READY FOR CHRIST’S RETURN? – EVIDENCE #4
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
Luke 12:31-48
Memory verse: Luke 12:45-46
“And that servant,
which knew his lord’s will,
and prepared not himself…”
READY FOR CHRIST’S RETURN? – EVIDENCE #4
The fourth evidence is from the negative perspective. There is no indifference or indecision regarding the return of Christ. The consequence for rejecting and not being ready when Christ returns is dire. To be ready is to live holy lives, busily serving and witnessing for Christ. Not to be ready is to live in sin. Jesus describes such a person in Luke 12:45-46: “But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.” Jesus Christ regards him as an unbeliever, and He will appoint his portion with the unbelievers.
The message from Christ is very clear. A person who is born again has the Holy Spirit convicting him to live a holy life according to the Bible. When he understands the doctrine of Christ’s inevitable return, the Holy Spirit will compel him to ready himself to meet his Saviour. He wants to please his Lord and not disappoint Him when he stands before Him on judgment day. The evidence of a Christian is his readiness to meet his Lord.
The warning from Christ to the one who knows and does nothing and also to the ones who do not know and are not able to do anything is found in Luke 12:47-48: “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
There is no escape from the dire consequences of unpreparedness. We prepare for everything we do, so we will not fail or be disappointed. Meeting Jesus Christ, who is God, demands a biblical preparation that ensures we are truly born again.
THOUGHT: Am I biblically prepared to meet Jesus?
PRAYER: Father, help me to be true to my confession of Jesus as Lord and Saviour by preparing for His glorious return.