On this first Sunday of Advent Jesus admonishes the disciples to 'be watchful' but it's not a passive waiting~
Mark 13:33-37
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad.
He leaves home and places his servants in charge,
each with his own work,
and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.
Watch, therefore;
you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight,
or at cockcrow, or in the morning.
May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to all: 'Watch!'"
He leaves us with the work He has given us to complete until His return. Our is an active watchfulness, not a passive waiting for something to happen.
So my thought for today is,
What is the work that God has asked me to do? How am I spending my time while watching and being alert for His return?
