Numbers 8-9, Mark 13 :14-37, Psalms 50 :1-23, Proverbs 10:29-30
What God said to me – Have you ever watched a baseball game where a runner got picked off because he was “asleep”? He was tagged out because he wasn’t alert – he stepped off the bag but didn’t pay attention to where the ball was or who had it , and although he had a base coach who would tell him when to go or when to stay, he wasn’t watching him. When the nation of Israel was traveling through the wilderness after I brought them out of Egypt, I was with them as a cloud by day and a fire by night. When the cloud or fire stopped, they camped and when they lifted, they decamped and continued the journey. They never knew when it would be, so they always had to be ready to stay or to go and they always had to keep their eyes on Me. I have promised My people that I would return for them. Although I haven’t told you the exact time, I gave you prophesies and signs about the last days and told you to stay alert and watchful so you would be ready. You must be diligent to walk in a manner worthy of your calling and all the more as you see they day approaching. It won’t be much longer – stay alert – be ready.