KEEP
WATCH
BREAD
38 Then he said to them, “My soul
is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with
me.” Matthew 26:38 (NIV)
42 “Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” Matthew 24:42-44 (NIV)
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” Matthew 24:42-44 (NIV)
35 “Therefore
keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come
back--whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at
dawn.
36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’” Mark 13:35-37 (NIV)
36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’” Mark 13:35-37 (NIV)
15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you
will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from
thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree
bears bad fruit.” Matthew 7:15-17 (NIV)
40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them
sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?”
he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not
fall into temptation. The spirit is
willing, but the body is weak.” Matthew 26:40-41 (NIV)
16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere
in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1
Timothy 4:16 (NIV)
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The
heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and
the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 2 Peter 3:10-14 (NIV)
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 2 Peter 3:10-14 (NIV)
14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
7 But
as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD,
I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Oh, study your
hearts, watch your hearts, keep your hearts!”
John Flavel
“Oh that
I may be roused out of my slumber, and be watchful and ready against the coming
of my Bridegroom...Even the wise virgins fell asleep. Let this be a warning to me, O Lord. Set thou a guard before my eyes, ears, and
other faculties, lest the world again should enter through these avenues of the
heart; if the spark be not speedily extinguished, it will soon break out into a
flame: thus sin is of a progressive
nature, and its venom spreads very quickly and very wide, unless it be stopped
and opposed in time. Watch, therefore,
over this unsteady heart of mine, O Thou Keeper of Israel; that as soon as it
begins to wander from Thee, I may be alarmed to flee from sin as from a
serpent. Give me grace to look upon
every hour as my last; so that being ever wisely upon my guard I may meet Thee
with joy when my time is run out, whenever it shall please Thee to call me
hence.” K. H. Von Bogatzky
“Only God can enable,
but only we can yield. Only God can guide, but only we can follow. Only God can
convict us of our sins, but only we can repent of them. God won’t step over the
boundary of our free will and make us do what He wants us to do. If He did,
then we would be nothing more than robots. But because He wants us to act out
of our own free will, He initiates, and we must respond to what He is doing.”
Greg Laurie
“Take
heed that you do not glory in your graces, but let all your glorying and
confidence be in Christ and His strength, for this is the only way you can be
kept from falling. Pray more often. Spend longer periods of time in holy
adoration. Read the Scriptures more
earnestly and constantly. Watch your
lives more carefully. Live nearer to God. Take the best examples for your pattern. Let your conversation emit the fragrance of
heaven. Let your hearts be perfumed with
affection for the souls of others. So
live that others may recognize that you have been with Jesus, and have learned
of Him…On, Christian, with care and caution!
On, with holy fear and trembling!
On, with faith and confidence in Jesus alone, and let your constant
petition be, ‘Sustain me according to your promise.’ He, and He alone, is able ‘to keep you from
falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with
great joy.’”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“The beginning of any change in me begins with Him being my beginning. The beginning of my everyday, my every thought, my every plan, my every conversation, my
every step forward. If, in the beginning of anything, there is something
different than the Word, the ending will be different than you hoped.” Ann Voskamp
“The purest robes, unless their purity be preserved by
divine grace, will be defiled by the most sinful stains. Experienced Christian, do not boast in your
experience; you will trip in spite of this if you look away from Him who is
able to keep you from falling. You whose
love is fervent, whose faith is constant, whose hopes are bright, do not say, ‘We
shall never sin,’ but rather cry, ‘Lead us not into temptation.’ There is enough tinder in the heart of the
best of us to light a fire that shall burn to the lowest hell, unless God quenches
the sparks as they fall.” Charles H.
Spurgeon
“If
the wheat must be winnowed, how certainly will the chaff be destroyed? If the gold must pass through the fire, how
assuredly will the dross be consumed? If
there is a great fire in a city and a massive stone structure with iron girders
can only be saved by the firemen with great difficulty, what will be the fate
of a wooden house, covered with tar and full of oil?” C. H. Spurgeon
“He
is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”
Jim Eliot
HEART
SAVOR
- · Believers are pilgrim’s – sojourners through this dusty earth - awaiting our Lord’s certain return. May we all be found faithful to the finish.
- · Christians know the Truth and we should not be afraid to share it – because it is True Truth.
- · Our lives will speak louder than our words.
