#105 – Be Ready for Christ's Return (Matthew 25:13)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 23 November 2017

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The reality of Christ's imminent return should compel us to be ready and faithful.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:05.8	Matthew chapter 25 verse 13
0:09.8	watch therefore
0:11.8	for you know neither the day nor the hour.
0:17.0	So this verse comes in the context of Matthew
0:21.3	chapter 25. Jesus is talking about how he's going to come back and
0:26.7	we don't know when. Only the father knows when Jesus is coming back. So he says, because you don't know the day or the hour.
0:36.0	So I'm reading that and I'm just thinking oh God I want to be ready.
0:41.0	I want to be ready when Jesus comes back I can think of so many things I don't
0:46.8	want to be doing when Jesus comes back I don't want to be found walking in
0:51.8	disobedience to God. I don't want to be found in apathy toward
0:57.9	God. I want to be found walking with God in faithfulness to God obeying his commands living for his glory.
1:08.1	And the reality is that day could be today. And do you realize this? I don't know where you're listening to
1:16.6	this right now maybe driving to work or you're at home or wherever you are just
1:21.6	sit back and realize for a moment pause amidst the busyness of your day and realize
1:30.0	Jesus could come back today. I could see him today. And that'll change your perspective on how you view your day.
1:40.5	I think it'll cause you, like it is me as I'm reading this to think
1:46.0	Oh okay God I want every moment in my day to count today I want to be ready if you're coming back today I want to be ready I want to be pure I want to be ready. If you're coming back today, I want to be ready. I want to be pure. I want to be holy. I want to be walking with you. I want to be worshiping you. I'd love to be telling somebody else about you when you're coming back.
2:04.3	Like hey I was just telling you about Jesus there he is like how awesome would that be like I want to be walking in
2:10.4	obedience to him so I want to live like that today. I want to encourage you to live like that today. I want to pray toward that end. God help us to be ready when Jesus comes back. Lord, help us to be ready today.
2:23.1	If this is the day, then help us to be ready today.
2:28.5	Or change our perspective on our lives
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