like a thief in the night

when God comes back, its the End of things. there will be no more sin, everyone will be judged, this world as we know it will end. the bible says to be prepared for His coming as if expecting a thief in the night (Matt 24:42-44). for if you know when a thief is coming, you will be prepared. but we dont know when God is coming so we let down our defenses, we say "it wont be tomorrow". but does that matter? should we wait until we see Him on the horizon before we begin to prepare? No! For the Bible tells us this is how it shall be (1 Thess 5:2), we will have no excuse. "I did not know" and "I did not expect you yet" will not hold back God's judgement.

So if we do not have a date for His return, what can we do? Well His return signifies the end of sin, if we look at the world as it is, there is another end to sin. That end is death. Everyone dies. You, your parents, your siblings, everyone you know, will eventually die. And sometimes death too comes like a thief in the night, snatching someone away as they cross the street, as they drive home from work, as they sit watching their favorite TV show. While we can't be sure of God's timing and His return, we can be sure everyone we know is going to die. We should find motivation in this. For now instead of "maybe" as applied to God's return in our lifetime, we have a "definitely" for death. So even if God doesn't return for 200 or 2000 years, we still need to prepare everyone to meet Him. For everyone you know will eventually meet Him. It is our duty to prepare them to enter into His kingdom, rather than to be rejected. For God does not want anyone to go to hell (John 6:40) but longs for all to enter into Eternity with Him.


John 6:40
For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Matt 24:42-44
Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.