ASLC Devotions -- Wednesday

 ³⁷And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.’  Mark 13:37

Perhaps we're all feeling a little sleepy these days -- either from a lack of activity, too many cookies (ahem), or the frenzied activity of visiting and traveling. And yet Jesus says, "Keep awake!" 

Now this verse addressed the next coming -- we don't know when that day will come. But in these days post- Christmas, when we've packed away most of the holiday cheer and the needles from the tree aren't the only things getting on our nerves, perhaps we should awaken again to see Jesus in our midst. Keep awake, for you don't know when you'll see Jesus. Keep awake, for you don't know when you'll witness the miracle of goodwill between children, siblings even! Keep awake, for you don't know when you'll have the chance to bring the gospel to someone who desperately needs it today, in the form of a smile, a kind word, a smidgen of grace when you thought it might be all gone. 

Keep awake, 
Pastor Jenn