The Return of the Master of the House

Mark 13:32-37
The Parable
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.  Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.  It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.  Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming - in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning - lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.  And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”


Lesson
Like the parable of the wise and foolish virgins; be diligent, be about the work of the Lord, lest we get caught up in the cares of the world, and not be prepared when He returns.