So watch out and be ready! You don’t know when the time will come. It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert. So be alert! You don’t know when the master of the house will come back. It could be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or in the morning. But if he comes suddenly, don’t let him find you asleep. I tell everyone just what I have told you. Be alert!
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
“Are you ready for Christmas?” This is the question of the day! And if you are like many people, the answer is a resounding…”NO!” There are still last-minute presents to wrap...turkeys, hams and pies to bake...rooms to be prepared for guests…and so much more! And smack in the middle of it all…anything could happen! A friend posted on Facebook that her mother was admitted to the hospital with Type A flu. I’m reminded of a childhood Christmas when my sister, brother and I got a stomach virus…and we could have cared less about Santa – much less eating anything! Three years ago on Christmas Eve, my Mam-ma Polly stepped out of my mom’s car, fell on our driveway, and hit her head…resulting in a concussion and a two-day hospital stay. She never made it into the house for our holiday celebration!
So “life” happens, and we don’t know what lies around the next bend…or even what the next hour will hold! But more importantly, Jesus “happens”…all around us – and we never know where or how He will show up…but I assure you, He IS coming! So we must be awake and alert, as the scripture tells us.
Just as Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, kings and others did not know when the baby Jesus would arrive…we have no clue when He will show up in the flesh again. We just know that it will happen. Meanwhile, Jesus arrives every day in some way, shape or form…and in this regard, “Christmas” comes all the time. Do you recognize Him? Are YOU always and forever “ready for Christmas?” Isn’t it time you were?
©2014 Debbie Robus
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