“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be constantly on the watch! Stay awake!…You do not know when the Master of the house is coming.’” Mark. 13:33
I had always wanted my solider husband, Don, to surprise me with a homecoming. While he was deployed to Iraq, he decided this would be the perfect opportunity to surprise me with his R&R. Now, I knew my man Don was coming home on R&R but I didn’t know when. I waited and watched for that three month deployment mark when I knew that R&Rs would begin. Each day I would awake with eager anticipation wondering if this would be the day my love came home to me.
Would this be the day I could hold him in my arms and tell him how much I loved him? Would this be the day that he would hold me in his arms and tell me everything was going to be ok? Would this be the day that those held back tears of anguish would all come flooding out now that I was secure in his arms? Would this be the day he would wipe away tears of relief and joy from my face? Would this be the day?
Those thoughts would soon be followed by thoughts of “if today is that day, will my love be honored with what he finds here in our home?” Will my husband be honored with the condition of the house? Will he be honored with the condition of my mind, my heart, and my body? Have I done the things that I know would bring him great joy and great honor? Really, I was asking myself if I was ready for today to be the day that my husband came for me.
As we go into this first week of advent, those same questions flood my heart again as I reminded to watch for Jesus, the coming King. We, promised bride of the King, should awake each day with eager anticipation wondering if this will be the day that our Savior, who loves us, will come to bring us home. Will this be the day that He holds us in His arms and wipes every tear from our eyes? Will this be the day we hear His voice with our ears as He proclaims His great love for us? Will this be the day?
Girlies, how much would if effect our thoughts, our emotions, and how we care for our bodies if throughout our days we asked ourselves, “will this be the day that I see Jesus face to face?” If this is that day, will we be ready?
Arise, oh, daughters of the King!
Arise, princesses of the Most High God!
Though we know not the day, we know that our King is coming!
