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witness the words
in I Thess. l:9, 10. we turned TO God
from idols to serve the living and true
God; and to wait for his son from
heaven"
ii. The dificulty OF watching is
illustrated in the drowsiness OF the
disciples In Gethsemane-"What, could
ye not watch with me one hourT
Matt. 6:40). The spirit was willing
but the flesh was weak. A condition
OF things quite as likely In the region
OF spiritual truth, II one may Judge
by the frequent appeals TO Christians
to awake out OF sleep, see Ephes.
5:14; Rom. 1871. IL; Cor. 1894;
l Thess. Sc. There are few OF US
who are not aware of this from actual
experience, alas! AS in the physical
so in the spiritual sense, the longer
we have to watch the more difficult
a task IL becomes.
III. The danger of not watching is
seen I'm our Lords warning to the
church at Sardis-"If therefore thou
shalt not watch, will come to thee
as a thief" (Rev 3:3) THE thief
cometh not but for to steal. and to
kill. and TO destroy" (John 1910.
This last figure is partly interpreted
by another In which Christ says:
but and II that evil servant shall say
In his heart, my Lord delayeth his
coming: and shall begin TO smite his
fellow servants, and TO eat and drink
with the drunken; the Lord of that
servant shall come In a day when he
looketh not for him, and In an hour
that he is not aware OF, and shall cut
him asunder, and appoint him his por-
tion with the hypocrites: there shall
be weeping and gnashing Of teeth"
(Matt. 24:4s-5D.
w. The Accomplishments of watch
ing are:
(1) Prayer MARK 13:33)-To pray
Alright is to watch, but surely he IL
not watching who is not praying?
Hence men ought always to pray"
Luke 1871. Not that we must ever
be In the external attitude Of prayer.
as when the Pharisees loved to pray
standing at the corners OF the streets.
but that our inward habit should be
one OF daily communion with God, for
he heareth US always.
(2) Service-"loiDs girded about"
Luke 12:35). See ! Kings 1S:46.
Prov. 31:17, 19. II is the slothful
servant who is not watching. The
busy servant may not have the partic-
ular thought Of his Lords return mo
msntarily present to his mind, but II
Is nevertheless the underlying motive
OF his activity.
CD Testimony-"your lights burn
ing" Guke 12:35). He who Is watch
ing for his Lords return Is speaking
OF 1t, witnessing for him. "Ye shine
as lights In the world; holding forth
the word OF life" (Phil. 2:15, 16) that
others may see the way OF life.
". The rewards of watching are:
(1) Escape from danger-"Watch ye
therefore that ye may be ac-
counted worthy TO escape all these
things that shall come TO pass" (Luke
21:36). Compare the context and the
parallel passages with ii Thess. 1853.
(2) Bestowal OF divine honor
Blessed are those servants. whom the
Lord when he cometh shall find watch
ing: verify I say unto you, that he
shall grid himself, and make them TO
SIT down 10 meat. and will come forth
and serve them" duke 12:37). IL Ia.
OF course, impossible to apprehend the
meaning OF this promised felicity
Isaiah 64:D; we simply know that
our Lords language implies an exal
tation beyond our highest thought.
CD Increase OF power and opportu.
nifty. who then Is a faithful and
wise servant. whom his Lord hail
made ruler over his household, to Civ
them meat in due season? Blessed
that servant. whom his Lord Nlft
he cometh shall find SO doing"
All hail. the Coming Son OF God,
He's Coming back again.
He's Coming In the Clouds OF heaven
Hes Coming back again to reigni 4,
Sinners whose sins are washed ava,
Nor eft a single stain.
Co hail. the Advent OF your Lord.
He's Coming hack % reign
let every kindred. every tribe.
Free of Creations pain.
Aloud Acclaim Ills Welcome back.
Hes Coming back 10 reign
An soon with all the ransomed thropg
Beholsng Him once slain.
Wen see the rolling cloud and shoU'
He's Coming back 20 reign,