Matthew 24:36-37 English Standard Version

No One Knows That Day and Hour

36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

How seriously do we take the Word of the Lord?

I asked what time is it and what season is it with all seriousness. His Word says His second coming will be like in the days of Noah. As we look around we might see that the world is reverting back to that time as we understand it. Not long ago I thought it couldn’t get any worse and then it did. If it is that season, beginning, middle or ending, it does not matter. What we are doing is what matters.

Precious few were saved from the flood. How many will be saved from what is coming next? Will it be a precious few? How many are precious few? Those concerns are beyond our control. All we can do at this time, in this season is to obey His commands. Our doing His will doesn’t end until He says “Come to me.”

This season has been full of attempts to get us to pray, remember, honor and celebrate but little has been said about doing. Television and streaming opportunities that recount the life of Jesus have been offered up. Producers have every good intention for bring His story to life.

As I watched a few I had to walk away. Over and over again I found myself saying, “That is not what the bible says.” I am no zeolite or a perfectionist, I am a lover of God’s Word and nothing but the truth brings me peace and comfort. I am not here to be entertained. 

James 1:22-24 English Standard Version

22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.

Those movie productions are not a mirror into the life of Jesus.

Jesus is the Word, we will find Him there and His commandments to do each day until the hour of His return.

Luke 22:7-13 English Standard Version

The Passover with the Disciples

7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9 They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” 10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters 11 and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” 13 And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Passover is loosely connected to Easter but they are not the same. Jesus participated in the Passover tradition. Christians look at the week from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday as a remembrance of what He accomplished in order that we can have communion with Him.

The naming of days and ceremonies have special meaning for people of faith. Each of us observes according to our personal traditions. I will not get into the naming of days or why some observe differently their sacrifice of worship.

Does this holiday season hold special significance to you? What that looks like doesn’t matter nearly as much as what is in our heart. Observations are exactly that, a show.

A show of faith in the truest sense is the outpouring of love that is in us. It is meant to be seen by everyone not just on this day but every day. During this season in remembering these things we may encounter intense conversations, emotions run strong. It is easy to feel overwhelmed.

It is what is in our hearts that honors God and this season of remembrance should be all about honoring God. How we accomplish that is a personal matter.

May the Lord bless you as you show your faith.