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Matthew 24 -- They Finally Seemed To Understand
Jesus had left the Temple and walked to the Mount of Olives. His disciples were there alone with Him. Although previously He had repeated the prediction of His upcoming death, up to this point they've always seemed to have forgotten t
Jesus had left the Temple and walked to the Mount of Olives. His disciples were there alone with Him. Although previously He had repeated the prediction of His upcoming death, up to this point they've always seemed to have forgotten the message they'd been told. But now they seem to get it.
"Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that it is time FOR YOU TO COME AGAIN AND FOR THIS AGE TO END?"
They've come to the point where they seem to connect the dots and understand that Jesus is going away, that He will come back, and that life as we know it will never be the same when He does return. And until that point is reached, they are to wait expectantly, fully obeying His commands. They aren't simply the proud owners of fire insurance through their salvation - they are training for reigning.
That certainly sounds exactly like what we should be doing today. Jesus has come into our lives. We can still anxiously and expectantly await His return. As a result of this knowledge, our lives should never be the same. We are to be about the last thing He told us to do until we hear differently from Him. And at the end of Matthew, He says that includes going, making disciples, baptizing, and teaching them - it is training for reigning.
Father, please help us all to maintain the urgency that those followers must have felt when they asked Jesus those questions. Help us to understand that we are one day closer to Your Son's reappearing with every sunrise we see.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
"Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that it is time FOR YOU TO COME AGAIN AND FOR THIS AGE TO END?"
They've come to the point where they seem to connect the dots and understand that Jesus is going away, that He will come back, and that life as we know it will never be the same when He does return. And until that point is reached, they are to wait expectantly, fully obeying His commands. They aren't simply the proud owners of fire insurance through their salvation - they are training for reigning.
That certainly sounds exactly like what we should be doing today. Jesus has come into our lives. We can still anxiously and expectantly await His return. As a result of this knowledge, our lives should never be the same. We are to be about the last thing He told us to do until we hear differently from Him. And at the end of Matthew, He says that includes going, making disciples, baptizing, and teaching them - it is training for reigning.
Father, please help us all to maintain the urgency that those followers must have felt when they asked Jesus those questions. Help us to understand that we are one day closer to Your Son's reappearing with every sunrise we see.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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