Mark 13:33. “Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is.” YE KNOW NOT. TAKE HEED This is not a minor issue. God intends me to be aware of events around me and those that we know are coming in the future.
WATCH Observe all that I can see around, and seek to discern how to act in view of all that is going on in the news, in the world, in families, and see do they correspond to statements in the scriptures.
PRAY A lot I cannot see, but I know God is in control. So rather that worrying about all that is unknown; in prayer – I rest in God.
THE TIME Something is coming, of that I am sure. The Rapture: I look forward to with joy. The Tribulation: I look forward to with sadness knowing how many who have heard the Gospel and rejected, will be lost at that time. The Millennium: with holy anticipation I look for this time, for I know then that it will be the Lord Jesus Christ Himself who will bring peace on earth.
“I bow my head and my heart Father, as I think here today of what is coming. One part of me says, 'Even so, come Lord Jesus.' Another part says, 'Wait a little longer, please Jesus.' But I know that there is an order to all that You have done in the past, so there is an order in all that has yet to be done. I will quietly wait and work with a restful spirit, because I know You. Amen.”