Luke 12:35-40 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;… I. WHY IS THERE SUCH A CONTRAST IN THE PRESENT STATE OF THE CHURCH AS COMPARED WITH THE CHURCH IN APOSTOLIC TIMES? 1. Christ predicted this apathy. 2. The narrow views prevalent as to the idea of "judgment" have much to do with this indifference. Christ is to establish a rule of equity, to establish righteousness in the earth, let us remember. 3. In saying "It is expedient for you that I go away," the Lord did not say that it was expedient to stay away. We seem to act as if He said so. But He said, "I will come again." II. THE BLESSEDNESS OF WAITING FOR CHRIST. 1. It shows our real affection for Him. 2. It shows that we entertain right views of the work of Christ, and are in sympathy with that work. 3. This expectant attitude testifies to our supreme desire for spiritual blessings: those gifts of His grace which prepare us for His work here, and for the glorious vision of His face at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. (H. G. Weston, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; |
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