Will we meet the Lord with a shout or with a shame?

"Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame" (Rev. 16:15).

"There was a man who went shopping and left his car and house keys in the ignition. When he returned, his car was gone. The next morning he discovered his car in the driveway with a note that said, "I was in an emergency. I'm very sorry. I needed your car. Here are two tickets for the Dallas Cowboys game." The man went in and told his wife, "You won't believe this! There's our car, and look! We've got tickets to a Dallas Cowboys game!" They went to the game, and when they came home, their house had been cleaned out! Friend, they never expected it, and that's the point. That's how the Lord Jesus Christ is going to come, as a thief in the night" (Adrian Rogers).

Because Jesus will come suddenly we must live our lives in a constant state of preparedness, "Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat" (2 Peter 3:12). Where will you be found when Jesus returns? John wrote, "And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming."

When the bridegroom (Jesus) comes for his bride (church) will he find you in bed with the world or faithfully serving Jesus? May we meet the Lord with a shout and not with a shame.