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Be Alert!

"Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning.  Mark 13:35

 

Are we living in the end times? Will Jesus return soon? The world does seem to be getting worse, and this should remind us that someday Christ will come again to bring an end to this present world.

Jesus taught that certain events or signs would point to His coming, and we certainly see many of these today. Jesus warned, for instance, that before He comes again "you will hear of wars and rumors of wars . . . famines, prophets will rise up and deceive many" (Matthew 24:6-7, 11). Satan will thrash about in one last burst of evil, hoping to capture as many souls as possible before his inevitable end.

So is Christ's coming near? It may well be---although the Bible warns us not to make precise predictions. But we must be alert and ready for His coming by being certain of our commitment to Christ and approaching every day as if it were our last.

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.