Are You Ready?

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son —except the Father only. As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark. They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be: Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one left. Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into. This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." (Matthew 24:36-44)

Now I know for my friends that live in an area that snow is abundant may be wondering about this paragraph, but for those who love snow and live in a snow starved area then this paragraph will make perfect sense.  This morning I am sitting at the desk in my bedroom, beside the window, looking out from time to time to see if the snow has arrived that the weathermen are predicting.  I love snow and I love to see big snow falls.  My niece who lives near Greenville, NC is suppose to get between 6 and 12 inches of snow and yet we are not suppose to get very much here in the middle of the state.  I wish we would get 12 or more inches because I love the beauty of the snow as it lays on the ground.  Schools are letting out early; businesses, churches, and charities are canceling events.  There is a level of anticipation that gets to the point of people staring out the window waiting to see when that first flake falls.

As I sit here and think about the anticipation of the snow to arrive, I have to ask myself, do we have those same anticipation for the return of Christ.  The Bible promises that our Lord and Savior will return to call His children home.  Yet we continue to live as if that is something so far-fetched and in the future that we ignore the fact that He could return at this very minute.  The Bible warns as well as cautions us to be alert and prepared for that moment when the Lord will return!  Are we ready?  Are we prepared and anticipating this return?  Today let us prepare our lives for His return!