FAITH CAPSULE: Engage yourself to constantly worshipping God.

Matthew 25:1-13, Luke 21:34-38
 
At a point, Jesus was teaching the importance of watching when He stated, “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life and that Day come on you unexpectedly.For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21: 34-36) Jesus started by stating, “…take heed to yourselves…” It is clear in Jesus statements that watching demands paying attention to self. When one begins to pay attention to self, one resumes in setting a stage for self-deliverance from the flows of this wicked world. Hearts are the major area that needs the most of our attending to and Proverbs 4:23 buttress it by saying, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issuesoflife.” With adequate attention to the heart, being weighed down with worrying about the cares of this life will be subdued by worshiping the Creator of life. Engage yourself to constantly worshipping God; maintain His presence and do not expose yourself to missing out at the time of His visitation. Watching and praying is worshiping God. One whose heart has been occupied by worrying will not worship. Watching and waiting is the evidence of ones who trust in God. To trust in God is to hope in the plans and promises that will be bestowed on ones who keep their heart with all diligence. God is always waiting for those who wait on Him. The ones who wait on God are set for total deliverance in every area of life. The Word promised, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings like eagles,they shall run and not be weary,they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)  Do you trust Him enough and accept the need of watching and praying?
Those who watch spend time studying and meditating on the Word of God and those who watch are the ones who constantly observe to do according to the living Word of God. When the apostles watched, they engaged in prayer and the ministry of the Word. (Acts 6:4)The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Jesus depicts the need for watching to avoid the day of His coming as a snare.
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by Jesus depicts the need for watching to avoid the day of His coming as a snare.The foolish five missed out because they were like the ones who were watching but missing in prayer. Take heed to yourselves and allow worshiping God to reign in your heart instead of worrying.
 
Prayer for today:Ask that the day shall not come on you as a snare.