"Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."
Mark 13:33-37
This is an interesting analogy, talking about how we are part of Christ's household (Ephesians 2:19), and have authority and responsibility to do work for him while he is away, and to watch for his return.
I think the idea here of being servants in God's household helps us to remember that we're doing something with meaning, for a larger purpose, and though we might have a humble job like a porter or a doorkeeper (Psalms 84:10), everything we do in God's service is part of building a better world and making a difference.
In the last verse we discover that we all have the task of the porter: to watch in addition to our other duties. Luckily, that helps us all, because if we are all watching, we can help spread the word, and assist each other in being ready. Because we are part of so great a cause (D&C 128:22), let's remember not to sleep while on the Lord's errand, and dedicate ourselves to building ourselves and our world into something amazing, so that we will be ready when Christ returns.
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."
Mark 13:33-37
This is an interesting analogy, talking about how we are part of Christ's household (Ephesians 2:19), and have authority and responsibility to do work for him while he is away, and to watch for his return.
I think the idea here of being servants in God's household helps us to remember that we're doing something with meaning, for a larger purpose, and though we might have a humble job like a porter or a doorkeeper (Psalms 84:10), everything we do in God's service is part of building a better world and making a difference.
In the last verse we discover that we all have the task of the porter: to watch in addition to our other duties. Luckily, that helps us all, because if we are all watching, we can help spread the word, and assist each other in being ready. Because we are part of so great a cause (D&C 128:22), let's remember not to sleep while on the Lord's errand, and dedicate ourselves to building ourselves and our world into something amazing, so that we will be ready when Christ returns.
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