13:34
Jesus then makes clear how the disciples are supposed to act, and how we are supposed to act. Jesus does this in the form of a parable. The master of the house is Jesus and he goes away. He goes away giving each of his servants a particular task, with one to keep watch at the door. So the thing the servants, and therefore the disciples, and therefore us, are to focus on is carrying out our assigned tasks.
13:35-37
Keeping watch does not mean obsessing about “when”, but being assiduous about the tasks that Jesus has given us to do. For we do not know when the master, i.e. Jesus, will return. The way to be ready is to do the work that the Lord has given us to do. The worst thing to do is to be found sleeping when He returns. Instead, we are to be active and alert.
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