Jesus is Coming. Do I really care?

Matthew 24:36-42 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:13 "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
Do I really live my life as if Jesus could stop by at any moment? What would He catch me doing? What would He catch me not doing? What would He see me focusing on?

How much time and energy do I give to things that will not matter once Jesus returns? How much stress do I have about things that Jesus does not even want me thinking about, not to mention stressing about? It seems that we focus so much of our time and energy on the wrong things, that when Jesus shows up will not matter. The focus seems to be on this world and what it has to offer instead of the world to come and the Savior we will be with for eternity.

I am alert just not for Jesus coming again. I am alert when someone does something wrong to me, when I do not get my way, and when any of my selfish wants are not met.If I could be as alert for Jesus coming back as I am for my selfish wants not getting met, I would be a totally different person.

Matthew 25:34-40 34"Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink;I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me;I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'40"The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you,to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'

These people that Jesus is talking about, served faithfully not realizing that Jesus was going to say that it was if they were serving Him personally. In fact they just served out of obedience. What about when I serve do I see those I am serving, as if I am serving Jesus? They were serving when Jesus came back, what will I be doing? Watching Sports? Deadliest Catch? Dirtiest Jobs? (Basically TLC and any sports channel)

So Jesus is coming, does that change your life? Your priorities? Actions speak louder than words, and what my life reflects speaks louder than my mouth. (Yes even louder than my mouth) How am I serving the Savior? Am I so in tune with the spirit of God that I do not even realize I am serving faithfully? Can I be like the people in Matthew 25 that just served and it became so much of who they were that they did not even notice they were doing it for Jesus. Those people were ready for Jesus to come back. I want to be a faithful servant, that no matter what the situation or circumstances, I am faithfully serving as if I am serving Jesus Himself.

On the other hand, Jesus gives some harsh words to those who are not ready. Read all of Matthew 24 and 25 for the whole story about what Jesus says when He comes back.