Be Prepared!

"As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" Matthew 24:3

I read this passage and Jesus Christ had a lot to say about the end times - the signs of the end of the age. Some of these are hard to grasp because somehow they look far-fetched. Truth is, we need to be prepared at all times. We need to be watchful. We need to be very alert at all times, because no one knows the day nor the hour of His coming.
This makes me think of the times we tell ourselves that we have time....to repent. That we do not have to repent now. Well, the time of repentance is now. The time of living the life that God commands is now. It would be very unfortunate to think we have plenty of time yet lose our souls. Being ready means that we are living as God commands, daily seeking Him to know what he expects of us and obeying him completely. Then and only then do we live free lives knowing that no matter the day or the hour that He comes, we will be ready. He explains this further using the parable of the ten virgins! How sad to be left out!

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." Matthew 24:44