Thoughts on Matthew 24

Like many people, I buy a lot of things on-line. I get books and music, and many other things. There is a hot sauce company in Arizona that, to me, makes the best hot sauce ever. I buy it by the case, usually twice a year. Sometimes though I purchase things that are more important both in cost and what they mean to me. All the major shippers now have on-line tracking. Once you place an order you are given a tracking number and all you have to do is log on and see where your package is every step of the way. Maybe it’s in St. Louis on Tuesday, and Denver on Wednesday and the scheduled delivery date to you is Friday. The thing is, all you have to do is look where you are told to look and interpret what they are telling you, and it’s easy to see what’s happening and what you can expect next.

In Matthew 24, the disciples are pressing Jesus to tell them how they will know when he will be returning and what they need to look for. He tells them many things and signs that will signal his coming. There has always been, and until his actual return, will always be much conjecture about the exact time of Christ’s return. Matt: 24:36 But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

We can’t know, but we can be ready. We have the Word and we have prayer and we can see the things happening in our world. We are charged with living our lives in certain ways. Pick up the Word, log on, and expect to be delivered on time, His time.