Stay Awake

Wednesday 23 August
READ: Matt. 24:34-44
MORE LESSON: Isa. 52:1

It is important to stay awake because the bridegroom will come like a thief in the night, when nobody expects, Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come: Matt. 24:42. It is going to be a surprise and many shall be caught unawares. Jesus in Matt. 24: 37-39 cautions, But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be….before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away…. It shall be a day of everlasting joy for some, but of eternal sorrow for others.
It shall be a day of joy for the FEW that shall be caught up with the Lord and sorrow for many that will be left behind.
Jesus says in vs 40-41, Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. How terrible it will be for the one that is left behind! Imagine husband and wife sleeping together, two friends working together on the field, teacher and students in the class, or worse of all, a preacher and his congregation. What a day! I believe in the grace that kept those apostles, especially Peter and the power that translated him (Peter) from a reed to a rock. That power is still available today for as many as will believe in it to stay awake in this slumbering generation. Stay awake!
If you truely desire to stay awake in God, walk in the following instructions:
1. Stay close to the Word of God, Psa. 119:11.
2. Never cease to pray, 1 Thes. 5:17.
3. Walk with the wise, Prov. 13:20.
4. Be committed to kingdom service, Matt. 24:45-46.
5. Resist sin to the blood, Heb. 12:3-4.
6. Be careful about your company, I Cor. 15:33.
7. Never resist discipline and correction, Heb.12:6.
8. Be careful about fashion, I Jn.2:17.
9. Watch out for “it doesn’t matter” spirit, 2 Tim.4:3.
10. Make nothing a must except HEAVEN, Matt. 6:33.
11. Never end a day without a spiritual review of its activities, 2 Cor. 13:5.
12. Ask for God’s help and mercy on a daily basis, Psa. 90:14.

Prayer/Action
* Ask for grace to stay awake spiritually, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that God will keep you on fire consistently, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that you will be awake and active for God, in the mighty name of Jesus.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, thank You for making me an eagle, I refuse to be pulled down to peck the ground like chicks, I'm soaring from now on, in the name of Jesus.