Grace to you & peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
“BE READY!” is from Dr. David Jeremiah’s ‘Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions’ July 7th’s entry.
"Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." Matthew 24:44
Lawmakers and military experts work day and night to keep America’s armed forces at a high state of readiness. How about you? Are you living in a state of readiness? Depending on the version (translation), 16 times in the Bible we find the little phrase, “Be ready”. It first occurs in Exodus 19, when the children of Israel were told to “be ready” for the Lord to descend on Mount Sinai.
In the New Testament, we’re told to always be ready to give an answer to those asking us the reason for our hope (1 Peter 3:15). We’re also to “be ready for every good work” (Titus 3:1), to be ready to give generously (2 Corinthians 9:3, 5), and to be ready to preach the Word in and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2).
If the Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared,” the Christian’s motto is “BE READY!”. We can never take a break from our Christianity or relax our spiritual vigilance. Be ready to share, to give, to preach, to work. Most of all, be ready for Christ’s return.
It might be today!
“Ready to go, ready to stay, ready my place to fill, Ready for service, lowly or great, ready to do His will.” Charles D. Tillman
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
