Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?

Read Matthew 24.36-51

Advent 1, November 27, 2022

Here’s the biblical balance as we await the return of the Lord; live as though he might come today. I do not claim to know when Christ will return, but I hope and pray that it will be soon.

It seems to me that many of the pieces are in place, the table is set, and we are not far from the moment when the curtain will rise on the final act of human history. Of this much, I am sure Jesus Christ is returning to Earth. I don’t know when Jesus is coming; it may be soon, maybe today. In the meantime, what should we do to be ready for his return? Matthew 24 has the answer:

• Live each day as though it might be your last—and one day, you’ll be right.
• Be faithful to do what God gives you to do each day, and if Jesus comes back on that day, you’ll be ready to meet him.