"But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6
Earlier in this chapter, and also in 2 Peter 3:10, it talks about the Lord coming as "a thief in the night." In other words, it basically means that it will come unexpectedly, and yet here there is a difference made (as there is in related scriptures about the Second Coming) between people who are watching and people who are not.
I like the idea of being "children of light" and "children of the day" ... which is probably like being wise and bringing extra oil in the parable of the ten virgins, or the porter in Mark 13:34. The idea is similar: "And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch" (Mark 13:37).
Today, let's remember that the thief in the night thing only applies if we're choosing to be in the dark. Let's be awake and aware when it comes to God, keeping his spirit with us, and constantly communicating with him and keeping that relationship alive, so that we can be prepared and ready for his return, as children of light. :)
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6
Earlier in this chapter, and also in 2 Peter 3:10, it talks about the Lord coming as "a thief in the night." In other words, it basically means that it will come unexpectedly, and yet here there is a difference made (as there is in related scriptures about the Second Coming) between people who are watching and people who are not.
I like the idea of being "children of light" and "children of the day" ... which is probably like being wise and bringing extra oil in the parable of the ten virgins, or the porter in Mark 13:34. The idea is similar: "And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch" (Mark 13:37).
Today, let's remember that the thief in the night thing only applies if we're choosing to be in the dark. Let's be awake and aware when it comes to God, keeping his spirit with us, and constantly communicating with him and keeping that relationship alive, so that we can be prepared and ready for his return, as children of light. :)
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