Be ready for service and have your lamps lit. You are to be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. (Luke 12:35-36)
Jesus is talking here about being ready for his second coming. But it strikes me that I need to be ready to serve whenever Jesus knocks on my door.
At any time, Jesus may suddenly knock on my door and say “I need you for something. There’s someone I need you to touch.” When that happens, am I ready to respond?
That’s not easy for me. It’s too easy for me to think about my life as my own. But my life is his. I’m his servant. So I need to be ready for his knock whenever it comes.
How about you? Are you ready?
Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert when he comes. (37)
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