WATCH

Mark 13:35-37
35 "Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back — whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'" NIV
** As a Christian for as long as I can remember, I understand the urgency of this word “Watch.” It is so easy to get relaxed when you’ve been watching for many many years. I remember when I lived in the south for many years and we would go out during the heat lightning storms and watch the lightning come out of the sky. As the storm would taper off, I would just sit there waiting for the next bolt of lighting and after it would take a long time I would take my eye off of the sky to look at someone and then bam! The bolt would come down and I’d miss it. There were many distractions around me and I would get my eyes off of the sky and get my eyes on other things around me. So also it is when we are waiting and watching for the return of Jesus. It is so easy to get distracted and forget to keep our eyes on the sky where He is coming back. I believe the time is near and His return is closer than we think. I want to be focused and stay alert so I will not miss all He has for me as I look to the sky for His return.