BE ON THE ALERT

Mark 13:35-37
"Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning, in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep. What I say to you I say to all, Be on the alert."

The call of Jesus? "BE ON THE ALERT!" What does it mean to be on the alert? I would suppose that it would mean keep your focus on the task at hand and keep your focus off of those things that will distract you from doing God's will.
There are so many distractions in the world today. I'm amazed and overwhelmed at so much stuff to keep our eyes off of the prize Jesus Christ. I mean each day should be God's day not mine and yet as soon as my alarm goes off It's like a race to see if I can survive before I go back to bed. Each one of us grabs on to whatever we can to make life exciting and find that by the end of the day we're faced with heart aches, head aches, body aches and some with the opportunity to have a hangover the next day. But is this what life is all about? I mean I love to have fun and I love life..... but who knows me more that God in heaven? Nobody. He created me to have the fun and all the things that go along with an excellent life so I would suppose as long as I hang out with Him (God) He will show me how to have the best fun with the least pain..... (I hate pain)He only tells us to be on the alert because He wants us to live a great life without harm. and if He says be on the alert then He knows that there are those out there that want to destroy our live by tempting us to have fun out of His covering.... Be on the alert.... God loves you and has great plans for you... watch for His signal and then Go for it!

Pastor Dave