Jesus urged His followers to be watchful and ready, “for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect”, Matt. 24.44. If we believe our Lord’s word about His coming, has it affected our thoughts and actions?
What would He find, should He come just now:
A faded leaf, or a fruitless bough:
A servant sleeping, an idle plow?
What would He find should He come just now? –Anon.
Every Christian should be an expectant uplooker, not a sleepy onlooker!
When we begin to live life each day as if it might be our last day on Earth, we may begin to be kinder and more tolerant of ourselves and others. More forgiving, perhaps.
God gave us life “abundantly”, I want to enjoy each day and all His creations for a long as I can, but I keep looking up and anticipating His return.