“Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” Matthew 24:42
Come, Lord Jesus. As we enter into this Advent season we are waiting not only for the baby Jesus to arrive but we are expectant of Christ’s return to earth as promised. Advent means to be aware, alive, attentive, alert and awake to the ways God is moving and working in the world around us. ”Come, Lord Jesus” is an invitation once again for God to enter our lives on His terms, not on our terms. It is also a hopeful statement of bidding God to return to earth once and for all to claim His kingdom.
It is the hope we have in Christ’s return that should fuel us to live for Him each day. Matthew’s reminder that we do not know the time or the hour calls to us again to be prepared and to live as if each day could be our last. And so, again we say, “Come, Lord Jesus, Come.”
Action: Be mindful of the ways God is wanting to come to you this Advent season.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, give me eyes to see you working in my life and in the lives of those that surround me. May I be mindful of partnering with you and responding to the work of your Holy Spirit in my life. Amen.