Watch and Pray

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Toward the end of His ministry, Jesus Christ delivered a tremendous prophecy from the Mount of Olives. It’s recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. It’s an earthshaking message that was prompted by the disciples’ question: “What shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” (Matthew 24:3). They wanted to know what world conditions would be like just before Jesus returns to this Earth!

And Jesus told them! And after telling them about what would happen in great detail, Christ said, Now you make sure you watch world events and pray always—draw closer to God—so that you might escape what’s coming and be able to stand before the Son of man at His return.

In other words, our attitude about the return of Christ—our excitement about those signs He has given us—says a lot about our spiritual lives! On today’s program, we’ll examine Christ’s command to watch and pray.